[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On 15 May, the Khatai district court of Baku did not satisfy the petition to transfer journalist Nargiz Absalamova to house arrest.\u00a0 She was arrested on 1 December 2023 in the “Abzas Media case”.<\/p>\n
Lawyer Rovshana Rahimova told Turan that the journalist denied the charges in court and said there were no grounds for detention.<\/p>\n
Absalamova told Turan that she was on a journalism internship programme at “Abzas Media”, which is required for admission to a master’s degree programme.<\/p>\n
According to the journalist, her father suffers from diabetes and her arrest had a bad effect on his health.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, after Absalamova’s arrest she was investigated only once and therefore her detention is unjustified.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, the court did not grant the petition and the decision will be appealed.<\/p>\n
The defence lawyer pointed out that Article 5 (right to liberty and security of person), Article 6 (right to a fair trial) and Article 18 (limits on the use of restrictions on rights) of the European Convention were violated in relation to Absalamova.<\/p>\n
* Recall that since 20 November 2023, six journalists and media workers of \u2018Abzas Media\u2019 had been arrested on false charges (smuggling).<\/p>\n
Note that international media protection organisations have called on the Azerbaijani authorities to immediately release the detained journalists and stop pressure on the media.<\/p>\n
Absalamova was arrested on 1 December.–[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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