PFLP activist was convicted for writing about the police

Gulnara Rahimova was sentenced to 460 hours of community service

Azerbaijan People’s Front Party (PFCP) member Gulnara Rahimova Nasimi District Police An employee of the Post-Patrol Service of the Department Seymour He was convicted based on Imanov’s complaint. On September 5 in Khatai District Court judge An indictment was issued against him under the chairmanship of Sulhana Hajiyeva.

Gulnara Rahimova on August 11Facebook” according to his post on his account A crime He was found guilty under Articles 147.2 (defamation by accusing of a serious crime) and 148 (insult) of the Criminal Code. He was sentenced to 460 hours of community service.

Gulnara Rahimova the police of the employee Baku He shared his photo taken in front of the Court of Serious Crimes and wrote that July 20in “Open the dry borders!” held in a demand action Musavat activist Aziz Mamiyevi 41st the police This was one of the policemen who beat him in front of him in the yard of his department:

“Open the dry borders!” Aziz Mamiyev was with me when I was illegally detained by the police in front of the “Icherisheher” metro station and taken to the 41st police station when I went to the action held in front of the Cabinet of Ministers. Aziz was beaten by the police in front of my eyes, I wrote about it at the time. Today, I got a photo of one of those police sergeants and I am sharing it so that everyone can see and recognize it…”.

Special prosecutor in court Seymour Imanov spoke. He said that he defends his claim and that of Gulnara Rahimova A crime He wants to be punished by Articles 147 and 148 of the Code. He also denied the allegation of beating Aziz Mamiyev. The police officer emphasized that Gulnara Rahimovagil was being retaliated against for being detained and taken to the police station by car.

“We were given an assignment, based on that assignment, we went to that area. I was sitting in a Post Patrol car. I just opened the door of the car when I brought the detained persons and dropped them off at section 41. I neither insulted nor beat anyone,” Seymour Imanov said.

Gulnara Rahimova emphasized that this person was one of those who beat Aziz Mamiyev in front of her eyes. PFCP The claim that the activist took revenge is also absurd:

“I have been detained many times in actions. Why haven’t I posted anyone’s photo? Because I won’t post photos of non-violent people. There were even some that I had a photo of. In this post, I wrote what I saw with my own eyes.”

Aziz Mamiyev was interrogated as a witness at the court based on Gulnari Rahimova’s petition. He also confirmed that he was beaten by Seymur Imanov:

“When they stopped me in front of the “Icherisheher” metro station and put me in a car, they beat me, bent my head so low that I almost hit the asphalt. They didn’t do anything in the car. When they got to unit 41, they beat them in the yard. The place of the kicks remained on my body for a long time. I’m 30 per day when he was sent to the detention center during the examination there doctors they also recorded it”.

Aziz Mamiyev added that he was exposed torture to the Sabail District Prosecutor’s Office complaint did. There is no information about the result yet.

Gulnara Rahimova’s lawyer, Zibeyda Sadighova, stressed that her client is innocent, that there was no insult or slander in what he wrote, and asked for his acquittal.

But after a short discussion judge returned and announced the verdict of indictment.

Zibeyda Sadigova told Meydan TV that she considers the sentence unfounded and will file an appeal.

“This kind of complaint court should not have taken action at all. Based on the evidence we presented, we thought that court will issue a verdict of acquittal. Unfortunately, such a verdict was given…”

Gulnara Rahimova considers the sentence to be an attempt by the authorities to take revenge on her. According to him, PFCP membership and critical posts, protest His participation in the actions played a major role in this case:

“They want to scare me and limit my activities with such means. Political ordered court I didn’t expect any other verdict from such courts…”

National Council and Musavat Party member Tofig Yagublu organized “Open dry borders!” with the slogan protest action was held in front of the Cabinet of Ministers on July 19. Those who came to the rally that day Musavat Party member Aziz Mamiyev was detained and sentenced to 30 years per day imprisonment was punished. Aziz Mamiyev told his relatives that he was beaten while being detained and later in the police station.

At that time, Gulnara Rahimova and several other activists were detained together with Aziz Mamiyev and taken to the police station in the same car.