The court will consider the appeal of journalist

Today Baku Court of Appeal held a preparatory meeting in the case of journalist Elchin Hasanov, who was sentenced to a year of hard labor on charges of hooliganism. In the verdict of Nizami District Court filed an appeal, both the journalist and the prosecutor's office. At the preparatory meeting Turan Hasanov asked for acquittal, he said himself. The Court accepted the case for consideration, and scheduled a hearing on the merits of July 22.

The criminal case is related to the incident   that  happened eighteen months ago, when Hasanov was attacked by the former head of the agency "Asiya" Jafar Jafarov. (The latter is now on trial on charges of extortion.) After the incident, Hasanov appealed to the police, and after some time Jafarov was arrested, but not on the complaint Hasanov, and in connection with the facts of extortion. However, in March of this year, was initiated a lawsuit against the most Hasanov. On June 1, the court sentenced him to one year of corrective labor. June 20 the prosecutor appealed the protest and demanded to tighten the article Hasanov and sentenced him to 3.5 years in prison.

Hasanov said that he is being persecuted for his journalistic and opposition activities. He is the deputy editor of the Sumgait Internet newspaper "Yukselish Namine» (yukselis.info). In addition,  he is a member of the Supreme Majlis of PFPA and deputy head of the NGO "Legal Enlightenment of  Sumgait Youth."  A lawsuit against Hasanov coincided with his publications on the topic of corruption and embezzlement in army.-06D-