J. Huseynov said that now more prisoners are joining English language courses that Mushfig Huseynov is facilitating in prison.
Mushfig Huseynov was convicted under Article 311.1 (taking a bribe) of the Criminal Code and on 21 January 2008 was sentenced by Grave Crimes Court Judge Jamal Ramazanov to 6 years of imprisonment, followed by 2 year ban on his writing activity. However, this sentence was reduced to 5 years through a decision adopted by Appellate Court Judge Sahibkhan Mirzayev on 4 April 2008.