Baku Court of Appeal, chaired by Judge Vagif Mursagulov, heard the appeal filed by TV critic, Doctor of Philology, Professor at Baku State University, and Honored Journalist Gulu Maharramli against Ichtimai Television’s (ITV) Information Department Head Rauf Rajabov. Gulu Maharramli brought a private prosecution against Rauf Rajabov, seeking punishment of him under Articles 147 (libel) and 148 (insult) of the Criminal Code due to an article which

Summary: Hearing 2 (April 28) Gulu Maharramli, the plaintiff who has brought the private prosecution for defamation, is a journalist, TV critic, Doctor of Philology, Professor at Baku State University, Chairman of the Fund for Advancement of Journalism, Department Head at the Institute of Linguistics named after Nasimi of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, and Honored Journalist of Azerbaijan Republic. In court, Gulu Maharramli is represented

 Summary: Hearing 2 (April 8) Journalist Gulu Maharramli’s lawyer Javid Rzazade filed another motion for private prosecutor Arif Alishanov’s participation in the hearing. The lawyer said the court should refuse to begin the trial without the private prosecutor’s presence and should send the complaint back; Commenting on the motion, private prosecutor Arif Alishanov’s representative and lawyer Zaur Abbasov said he was representing the

 Summary: Hearing 1 (April 1) Journalist Gulu Maharramli filed a motion requesting that the private prosecutor Arif Alishanov attend the hearing; Gulu Maharramli’s lawyer Javid Rzazade also noted that Arif Alishanov should participate in the hearing; The judge granted journalist Gulu Maharramli’s motion, saying that as the case at hand concerned an individual defending his own honor and dignity, the private prosecutor Arif Alishanov needed