The prosecution has changed the criminal charge brought against Akram Aylisli – writer, playwright, translator, former member of Azerbaijan Writers’ Union, former People’s Writer of Azerbaijan Republic, winner of the Lenin Komsomol Prize, Honored Art Worker of Azerbaijan, winner of the literary prize named after M. F. Akhundov, and Member of the Milli Majlis (Azerbaijani Parliament) of the third convocation – as reported by the writer’s

 Lawyer Elchin Sadigov made a public statement about detention of prominent writer Akram Aylisli who had been summoned to the investigation section of the Air Transport Police and charged under Article 221.1 (hooliganism) of the Criminal Code.Elchin Sadigov also commented on the charges filed against the writer. “The substance of the charges is that on March 30 Akram Aylisli violated public order, uttered profanities, and hit the  35-years