The Court of Appeal leaves the Facebook activis in custody

Baku Appeals Court  rejected the complaint of  the Facebook activist Khalid Khanlarova  who was arrested for  25 days on charges of not subordinating  police. At the same time, the court did not satisfy any of the defense motions, said the lawyer Shahla Humbatova.

In his complaint the arrested asked to cancel the decision of Binagadi court. At the trial counsel requested to summon  employees  of the  post-patrol police  who detained Khanlarov.

Humbatova also petitioned for viewing records video surveillance cameras at the entrance-exit to the Interior Ministry for January 23 after 11:45. The fact  is that on January 23 at the time Khanlarov was in the Interior Ministry. He was arrested just after he left the Interior Ministry. He was taken to Binagadi Police Department, and then to the court, which arrested the  activists.

According to unofficial information, the Interior Ministry had been asked to stop critical publications, but he refused. At the same time, without naming specific publications, the young man said that  by his writings he undertakes a lot of things.

Khanlarov is a student at the University of "Caucasus". According to colleagues, he had previously been manager of the satirical group "Dittili" ("Mosquito") in Facebook .. -05B-