Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr. K.Zarbaliyeva / The preparatory hearing on the case against Rizvan Talibov, head of the Committee on Protection rights of Ali Insanov, the former Azerbaijani Health Minister, was scheduled for 17 August. Judge Tahmina Khalilova will chair the court trial.
Talibov is being charged with contravening Article 221.2.2 (hooliganism) of the Criminal Code. Presently Talibov is kept in the investigation cell 3 in the Shuvalan district of Baku.
During his latest interview with the press, Talibov likened himself to the arrested journalists.