Independent Journalist Vugar Gurdganli was called to the Binagedi District Department of the Execution of Court Decisions yesterday.
Gurdganli said he does not understand this. "I am a journalist and can only write articles. I don't have any notion of working elsewhere. If this situation continues, I will conduct a press conference and express my position to society," said Gurdganli.
As a result of an article Gurdganli submitted to "Khural" Newspaper, he was sued by Yevlakh City and sentenced to corrective labor in which 20 percent of his earnings will be confiscated. This verdict was upheld by the Appellate Court.
According to Article 49 of the Criminal Code, corrective labor is the confiscation of 5 to 20 percent of a person's earnings for anywhere from two months to two years. During this period the person is not imprisoned, but can be imprisoned if they do not fulfill their duties.