Bayaliyev, his lawyer Vugar Khasayev, and Idris Zeynalov and Imran Novruzov from the opposing side attended the hearing.
After the testimonies, the Judge scheduled the next hearing for 10 am on 7 March.
BACKGROUND
On September 11th 2009, a dispute broke out between “Guzgu” newspaper correspondent Kamran Beyeliyev, and Idris Zeynalov and Imran Novruzov, who were renting a café on Baku-Sumgayit highway. The cafe belonged to Sabir Gafarov. The conflict began with the demand that Beyeliyev stop publishing articles about the cafe. Zeynalov and Novruzov sued Bayaliyev, and the Gubadli Regional Court sentenced him to one year of corrective labor.