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Azerbaijani Supreme Court does not grant bloggers ' appeal

Society Materials 19 August 2010 16:26 (UTC +04:00)
An Azerbaijani court did not granted appeals of the imprisoned bloggers Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizade.
Azerbaijani Supreme Court does not grant bloggers ' appeal

Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug. 19 / Trend K.Zarbaliyeva /

An Azerbaijani court did not granted appeals of the imprisoned bloggers Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizade.

The Azerbaijani Supreme Court did not cancel the Sabayel district court's decision on the bloggers, Lawyer Isakhan Ashurov told Trend.

Milli and Hajizade were accused of Article 221.2.1 (On Hooliganism) and Article 127.2.3 (deliberately causing minor harm) of the Azerbaijani Criminal Code.

The Baku Sabayel District Court sentenced Milli to two years and six months in prison and Adnan Hajizadeh to two years in prison Nov. 11.

Earlier, the Baku Appeal Court regarded the appeal groundless and did not grant it keeping the first instance's decision in force.

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