The trial of Nazim Mahmudov, an activist from the APFP’s Nakhchivan city Sharur district has been concluded.
Nazim Mahmudov was arrested on November 15, 2015, following an argument with a customs officer at Sadarak checkpoint, after the officer demanded a bribe. Mahmudov was charged under article 315.1 (resisting a representative of authority) of the Criminal Code.
At the Sharur District Court hearing on February 9, the judge sentenced Nazim Mahmudov to 1.5 years in jail, to be served as a suspended sentence, and so Mahmudov was released from the courtroom.