On 28 September, the Baku Court of Appeal, chaired by judge Aflatun Gasimov, resumed the hearing on the case of Gunel Hasanli, daughter of National Council chairman Professor Jamil Hasanli. She has been convicted under Article 263.1 (violation of traffic rules) of the Criminal Code, and sentenced to 18 months in jail.   At today’s hearing, Gunel Hasanli’s lawyer Adil Ismayilov submitted a written petition for a new forensic medical examination of the victim Adile Salimova, citing an inconsistency between the two expert opinions included in the...

  On 14 August, the cassation appeal filed by Gunel Hasanli, daughter of the opposition National Council chairman Jamil Hasanli, against the preliminary decision of the first instance court, was heard and rejected, according to her lawyer, Adil Ismayilov. The appeal proceedings will continue.   “Gunel Hasanli was sentenced to 1.5 years in jail simply for being the daughter of Jamil Hasanli under Article 263.1 of the Criminal Code by the verdict rendered on 20 February 2015 by Yasamal district court’s young judge Akshin Afandiyev, having work experience...