Baku. Hafiz Heydarov–APA. Nasimi District Court postponed hearing on the Interior Minister Ramil Usubov’s lawsuit against Human Rights Defender Leila Yunus, the court sources told APA. The hearing was postponed because defendant gave a petition that existed complaint on the minister’s claim was not correctly addressed. The defendant part demanded to hold open hearings in the court of Yasamal District where Yunus lives. Preparation session was postponed until January 26.
Interior Minister Ramil Usubov raised lawsuit against Leila Yunus claiming that she slandered the Interior Ministry in her interview with Day.az damaging the police’s working character. The minister demands Yunus to deny her words, to apologize to the ministry and to compensate the moral damage with 100 000 AZN.