The Court of Appeal refused to place Ali Aliyev under house arrest
Baku / 12.02.22 On February 11, in the Baku Court of Appeal (BAM) “Citizen and The complaint of the leader of the “Development” party Ali Aliyev has been considered.
JanuaryOn July 13, he was sentenced by the Yasamal District Court of Baku to five months in prison on defamation charges. The lawsuit was filed by Border Service officer Emil Jafarov. The lawsuit was triggered by Aliyev’s interview with the Border Service, in which he expressed doubts about the possible survivors of the crashed Mi-17 helicopter. Jafarov and Another officer who survived the accident called Aliyev’s statements slanderous.
At the meeting in BAM, the lawyers filed a motion to terminate the criminal proceedings because the claim was unfounded.
In particular, it was noted that Aliyev expressed his views on the accident that killed 14 servicemen. He said he simply doubted the official version of the cause of the accident. At that time, he did not slander anyone personally.
On the other hand, the lawyer Javad Javadov noted that, The trial in the Yasamal district court was held in gross violation of procedural norms.
“Ali Aliyev was not allowed to have the last word. Lawyers were not allowed to prepare for the final speech. The examination of the audio recordings of the trial in the court of first instance would confirm these violations.
These violations are already grounds for revocation of the sentence. We have also filed a motion to place Aliyev under house arrest if the criminal proceedings are not terminated, ”Javadov said.
Another lawyer Aqil Layij also believes that the violations in the court of first instance are sufficient to overturn the verdict. So. that, before the verdict is read judge He restricted Aliyev’s freedom and forbade him to leave the hall during the lunch break. “On what grounds? The court is not a prison. Restriction of a person’s liberty without a formal court decision under Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights (liberty and the right to privacy).
Later judge to the deterioration of Aliyev’s condition in the courtroom and “Despite the fact that the ambulance doctors said that his blood pressure had risen to 220, he continued the process,” Layij said.
However, the Court of Appeal did not grant any request and scheduled the next hearing for February 14. -06Â-