Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 28 / Trend K.Zarbaliyeva /
An Azerbaijani court did not release journalist.
The Azerbaijani Supreme Court has today revised Chief Editor of the Daily Azerbaijan and Real Azerbaijan newspapers Eynulla Fatullayev's cassation appeal and did not grant it.
About 0.223 grams of heroin were found in Fatullayev's shoes and jacket in December 2009. A criminal case was later filed, and the court sentenced Fatullayev to an additional 2.6 years in prison. Fatullayev appealed the decision in the Baku Appeals Court.
The Baku Appeals Court ordered a measure of restraint for Fatullayev. He appealed to the Azerbaijani Supreme Court over this decision.
Fatullayev was arrested April 20, 2007 and sentenced to 8.5 years in prison. He was accused of inciting terrorism and ethnic hatred, as well as tax evasion.
The European Court announced its decision regarding Fattulayev's appeal on its website on April 22. The court demanded the journalist's immediate release.