(JuHI/IFEX) – On 17 September 2001, the Narimanov District Court of Baku sentenced the editor-in-chief of the weekly “Milletin sesi” (“Voice of the Nation”) to six months’ imprisonment and opened a criminal investigation against journalist Eynulla Fetullayev. Another journalist, Gulnaz Qemberli, was also sentenced to three months’ imprisonment. Further details on this case are anticipated.
(JuHI/IFEX) – On 17 September 2001, the Narimanov District Court of Baku sentenced the editor-in-chief of the weekly “Milletin sesi” (“Voice of the Nation”) to six months’ imprisonment and opened a criminal investigation against journalist Eynulla Fetullayev.
Another journalist, Gulnaz Qemberli, was also sentenced to three months’ imprisonment. Further details on this case are anticipated.