Trials in april 2021

TRIALS IN APRIL 2021

2 April

The Prosecutor asks to sentence Ilham Aliyev to 18 years imprisonment

Ilham Aliyev

Another trial was held at the Baku Court of Serious Crimes, chaired by the judge Faiq Qaniyev. That time it was the case against the deputy Chairman of the Islamic Party of Azerbaijan (IPA) a theologian, Ilham Aliyev. Following the arrest of IPA Chairman, Movsum Samadov, in 2011, Ilham Aliyev remained at large became the party’s de facto leader. In 2012, he was also arrested and sentenced to one-and-a-half-year imprisonment but as soon as being released he returned to the party’s leadership. On February 29, 2020, he was once again arrested on charges of treason by the State Security Service. Along with him, Mehman Rzayev, a believer, has also been arrested.

And now, at the trial the Prosecutor demanded to sentence the accused Ilham Aliyev to 18 years and Mehman Rzayev to 15 years of imprisonment.

 

15 April

The lawyers addressed the final statement at the “Ganja case” trial

A photo taken at the trial against Yunis Safarov

The trial of the attempt on the life of the former head of the city of Ganja Elmar Valiyev continued today in the Baku Serious Crimes Court.  The defendants in the case are Yunis Safarov, who wounded Valiyev, and 11 other defendants.  Earlier, the prosecutor asked to condemn the accused to long terms of imprisonment, and Safarov to life imprisonment.

Today, the lawyers made concluding remarks, who stated that the trial concerns only Safarov, and the rest of the accused should be acquitted.

“The lawyers said that there was no corpus delicti in the actions of their clients and the investigation did not prove the guilt of the defendants. This is the case against Yunis Safarov. The law enforcement agencies simply inflated the case and unreasonably accusations were brought against many people,” Fariz Namazly’s lawyer told reporters.

His client, Firudin Zeynalov, has been on a hunger strike since April 13 in protest against the falsification of the criminal case. The next court session is scheduled for April 20. Three more lawyers are expected to speak at it. In the criminal case, Valiyev and five other people were recognized as victims.

 

27 April

The Prosecutor requested harsh penalties for the accused of funding ISIS

There was another trial presiding by the judge Sabuhi Huseynov at the Baku Court of Serious Crimes. The trial was against a group of 11 individuals accused of funding the ISIS terrorist group (“Tovuz case”). Samir Qurbanov, Aladdin Ibishev, Shahriyar Jabbarov, Aflatun Bayramov, Elgun Ismayilov, Tehran Qasimov, Orhan Qurbanov, Amin Hasanov, Javid Amanov, Yusif Imanov and Babek Mammadli, the defendants in the high-profile case, were arrested several years ago but the trial began only in February 2021. The defendants initially denied all charges against them and then slashed their veins in protest and declared a hunger strike. The hunger strike was ended with the help of their relatives and the trial resumed. Thus, the final stage of the trial has been initiated.

While delivering a speech to the Court the Prosecutor stated that all charges had been proved in the course of the trial and he requested to sentence Samir Qurbanov to 18 years, Amin Hasanov to 17 years, Aflatun Bayramov to 16 years, Tehran Qasimov to 15 years, Babek Mammadli to 15 years, Javid Amanov to 14 years, Elgun Ismayilov to 10 years, Aladdin Ibishev to 9,5 years, Shahriyar Jabbarov to 9 years, Orhan Qurbanov to 9 years and Yusif Imanov to 9 years of imprisonment.

Several of the defendants’ lawyers addressed the Court on behalf of their clients and asked it to acquit them. Some of the lawyers requested time to deliver their statements.