Azeri paper editor may face 15 years in jail
The founder and chief editor of Azerbaijan’s Ideal newspaper is
facing a jail sentence of 15 years if convicted by a Baku court.
Public prosecutor sought the sentence during a hearing at the Grave
Crimes Court on Tuesday.
Nazim Guliyev is charged with intimidating people and using force
to acquire large quantities of property, as well as drug
trafficking. Guliyev is being tried based on a lawsuit filed by the
chairwoman of the Azeri-Turkish Women’s Union, Tanzilya
Rustamkhanly.
Defense laywers will address the court on January 11.*
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