Today the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan rejected the cassation appeal of blogger Elchin Hasanzadeh, and left unchanged the sentence of imprisonment of his freedom for 8 months on charges of defamation.He himself was not taken to court. Hasanzadeh was represented in court by lawyer Zibeyda Sadigova. They asked to acquit the journalist, pointing out that he suffered for freedom of expression, which is guaranteed by Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights ...
