The Supreme Court postponed consideration of the cassation appeal of the spouses Yunus
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan postponed indefinitely the consideration of appeal against the conviction Director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD) Leyla Yunus and her husband Arif Yunus, told their lawyer Afgan Mammadov. The Court explained it by the fact that spouses are absent in the country, and the complaint will be considered when they return to Azerbaijan.
Leyla and Arif Yunus were arrested in the summer of 2014. On 13, 2015 August the Baku Serious Crimes Court sentenced them to 8.5 and 7 years in prison, respectively. "Amnesty International" recognized them "prisoners of conscience".
On December 9, 2015 they were released conditionally on probation for five years.
April 19, after persistent appeals of international organizations they were released from Azerbaijan for treatment abroad.-16-
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