The court refused to investigate the responsibility of doctors in the death of Rasim Aliyev

On Friday, the Baku Court of Appeal chaired by Gadima Babayeva held a preliminary hearing in the case of the death of journalist Rasim Aliyev. Appeals against the sentence of the trial court applied the accused and the injured party - the parents of the deceased.

According to Fariz Namazly the lawyer of the injured party, at the trial he requested to return the case to the trial court for retrial, and explained it by the need to establish the responsibility of doctors for the death of Aliyev. According to him, the investigation should bring to justice doctors. This question and refused to consider the Baku  Serious Crimes  refused to consider this question.

It is noteworthy that the lawyers of the accused lawyers also supported the petition. They believe that Rasim Aliyev died due to the negligence of doctors, who did not take timely measures. Lawyers for the accused also applied for the complaint to the conduct the partial re-trial. However, the judge rejected both the application and scheduled a hearing on the merits, on June 10th.

* Rasim Aliyev was beaten by a group of persons on 8 August, 2015 after he posted on Facebook a comment about the negative behavior of the football player Javid Huseynov. On August 9 in the morning a journalist died in hospital. In fact, five people have been charged under Article 126.3 of the Criminal Code (intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm causing death.) On 1 April  the Baku Serious Crimes Court sentenced five defendants: Elshan Ismayilov sentenced to 13 years in prison, Arif Aliyev - to 12 years and six months, Jamal Mammadov - to 11 years, Kanan Madatov and Samir Mustafayev to 9 years in prison. The investigation in the case of Javid Huseynov, who was arrested immediately after the death of a journalist , is ongoing. -0-