The court upheld the decision on the tax audit in the "Azadlig" newspaper (UPDATED)

On February 9 the Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the Nasimi court on the tax inspection in the newspaper "Azadlig" and in the AzadligLtd. which owns the site «Azadlig.info».   According to  the lawyer Samad Rahimov, a field tax audit may cover only the last three years. However, in November last year  the Nasimi Court decided to audit  the newspaper and the eponymous site for the period from 2010 to 2016. Moreover, the decision was been made on the proposal of Deputy Prosecutor Rustam Usubov and Chief of the Public Prosecutor for Serious Crimes, despite the fact that  no tax charges were put forward against the arrested CFO  of the newspaper Faig Amirov, said the lawyer.  The Deputy Prosecutor General refers to some kind of a criminal case, justifying the need for a tax audit. -02В-

2017 February 08 (Wednesday) 21:12:54

On February 9 at 12:30 the Baku Court of Appeal will consider the complaint of the Azadlig newspaper about the prosecutor's decision to conduct a tax audit in the newspaper and website of the same name within the framework of the criminal case initiated on the proposal of Deputy Prosecutor Rustam Usubov .

Turan was reported in the editorial office of Azadlig. The publishing staff believes the authorities are looking for any excuse to stop the activities of the opposition newspaper, exerting every possible pressure on it and on the staff. -02B-