Mekhman Guseinov. Photo http://haqqin.az/news/33475

18 November 2017, 13:25

Court dismisses motions filed by blogger Mekhman Guseinov's defence

The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has dismissed the motion filed by advocates of blogger Mekhman Guseinov. The defence has treated the dismissal of the motions as "disregard for justice and law."

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that after on January 9, blogger Mekhman Guseinov was detained for disobeying the police, he complained of torture. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) and Musa Musaev, the chief of the police department, accused the blogger of defamation. Mekhman Guseinov was sentenced to two years of imprisonment.

The advocates have filed motions to review the records from the CCTV cameras installed near the place where Mekhman Guseinov was detained on January 9 and from the video cameras installed at the Nasimi District Police Department. Besides, the defence has also asked to ensure involvement in the trial of Musa Musaev, a private accuser.

"It is clear that the case against Mekhman Guseinov has been fabricated. He is punished for his video exposures disclosing luxury villas of officials and MPs. His stories were popular. His page (blog Sancaq (Pin) in the Facebook, – note of the 'Caucasian Knot') got almost 500,000 subscribers," said Khalid Agaliev, a member of the Media Law Institute.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.

Author: Faik Medjid Source: CK correspondent

All news
НАСТОЯЩИЙ МАТЕРИАЛ (ИНФОРМАЦИЯ) ПРОИЗВЕДЕН И РАСПРОСТРАНЕН ИНОСТРАННЫМ АГЕНТОМ ООО “МЕМО”, ЛИБО КАСАЕТСЯ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ ИНОСТРАННОГО АГЕНТА ООО “МЕМО”.

March 27, 2024 16:51

March 27, 2024 14:49

March 26, 2024 23:13

  • Analysts dispute on risks of IS'* intensifying in Northern Caucasus

    After the terror act at the Crocus City Hall, in Northern Caucasus, there is a risk of intensification of militants of the IS*, although no terror acts on civilians have not been observed there since 2018. This was noted by Sergey Goncharov, a veteran of special services, and Andrei Koshkin, a military expert.

March 26, 2024 20:26

March 26, 2024 19:40

News archive