Today the Baku Court of Appeal rejected the appeal of Khadija Ismayilova on refusal to remove the accusation on illegal business, the journalists were told by the lawyer Fariz Namazly. Ismayilova was arrested in December 2014. In September 2015 she was sentenced to 7.5 years on charges of large scale misappropriation and embezzlement, illegal business, tax evasion and abuse. In May 2016, the Supreme Court removed some charges and the sentence commuted to 3.5 years of imprisonment conditionally with a five-year probationary period. In connection with the changes to the Criminal Code, on June 1, 2016 Ismayilova asked the court to remove accusations against her of "illegal business." However, the Baku Court only reclassified to a less serious charge (Article 192.1 of the Criminal Code) and reduced the suspended sentence to 2 years 3 months. However, the defense did not agree with this, explaining that, according to the amendments to the Criminal Code, on June 1, 2016 the alleged journalism activity of Ismaylova without accreditation Ministry of Foreign Affairs is no longer possible to interpret as a criminal act. The law gives precise qualification of "illegal business", which is the activity without becoming registered with the tax authorities. Therefore, the defense insists on a complete withdrawal from Ismailova the charges of illegal business activities. However, the Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeal today have not remove from Ismayilova the charge. According to the lawyer, the cassation appeal to the decision of the Court of Appeal will be filed in the Supreme Court. -03B06-
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It will be cloudy and rainy in Baku and Absheron on 14 February. Wind will be north-west, gusty. Air temperature at night +2+4, during the day + 5+7. Humidity 75-85%.
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At the "Julfa" customs post of the Nakhchivan customs, during an inspection of a truck from Iran that was transiting to Türkiye, 101.4 kg of methamphetamine was found in the fuel tank and heating system tank.
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This year, 22,000 foreign language teachers and an additional 4,000 teachers who were unable to pass certification last year will be involved in the certification process, the director of the state agency for preschool and general education, Eshgi Bagirov, announced on February 12. According to him, of the 65,000 teachers involved in the certification, 55,000 passed successfully and received salary supplements. At the same time, employment contracts were terminated with 5,000 teachers who did not pass the certification.
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