The trial in the case of Facebook activist

Trial in the case of  Facebook activist, 19 -year-old Omar Mamedov, accused of drug trafficking, continues in the Baku Serious Crime Court,

During the meeting on Thursday, lawyers have petitioned to adduce several documents: the answer from Nariman court that the Office of Narcotics of the  Ministry of Interior did not appeal to check the legality of the  operation on the arrest of  Mammadov and his search. Under the law, if not the event is carried out without a court order , the police in the 48 hours must inform the court.

In addition, counsel submitted excerpts from several court judgments in cases in which as a witness was one and the same person - Elnur Maharramov. This confirms that this man is a " regular " police witness , said lawyer Khalid Bagirov.

The lawyer also requested to summon to court Orkhan’s  father,  Elyar Mamedov. Two days before  the arrest of his  son, he was  summoned to the Chief  Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (CDCOC) of the Interior Ministry  and was  forced to  end  the activities of Omar  in Facebook. The defense also petitioned to summon the  employees of the CDCOC as witnesses, who interrogated the father and son Mammadovs .

Lawyer Alaif Hasanov  supported his  colleague’s petition. However, the judge only granted the  admission of documents to the case.

Further, as the witness was questioned a senior officer of the Office to combat   organized crime  of the interior Ministry,   Ilkin Alekperov. He was one of those who detained Mamedov when exiting the dental clinic near the metro station "N.Narimanov.".

According to him, O.Mamedov himself admitted that he had drugs and they went to the police department, and no pressure was put on him. However, the defendant argues that Alekperov planted drugs in his pocket.

Police also claimed that  Mamedov "behaved well" in the police. Then the lawyers asked where Alekperov known how  Mamedov behaved,  as  he was only take the detainee to the police office. It means that Alekperov participated in the interrogation of a detainee, though he did not have such a right.

Then the policeman said he meant a "voluntary" surrender  by Mammadov his  mobile phone, purse and drugs.

Alekperov and could not clearly answer questions by  lawyers what  specifically was  mentioned in the "operational information" on which Mamedov was arrested. However,  the lawyer  K.Bagirov  explained that  in the materials of the case  the head of group wrote  that  there was an information on  "selling" drugs by Mammadov.

Such a defiant behavior by the witness caused outrage among relatives and friends of  Mammadov. After their protest the judge Eldar Mikayilov concluded the  trial. The process will continue at 16:00 on June 6.

*Omar Mammadov is the leader of the youth movement "Akhyn " ("Flow") and member of the " Civil Solidarity." After  the arrest he returned ton the NIDA Movement.

Mammadov was active in social networks on the Internet and, in particular , was one of the administrators of the page "Lists of AzTV" in Facebook ((https://www.facebook.com/pazaztv?fref=ts), which housed the cartoons , collages, comments ridiculing vices authorities .-06B -