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Hearing held on suit filed by Azerbaijani Interior Minister against Eyyub Karimov

26 November 2009 14:13 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Ramil Mammadli â€“ APA. Yasamal district court has today held hearing on the suit filed by Azerbaijani Interior Minister Ramil Usubov against editor-in-chief of the Femida 007 newspaper Eyyub Karimov, APA reports. Khagani Tagiyev presided over the hearing. Ramil Usubovâ€™s lawyer Alirza Abilov addressed the hearing. Abilov asked the court to take into account the accusations on articles 180, 181, 217 and 218.

The lawyer said Karimovâ€™s views insulting honor and dignity of Azerbaijani police were published in the Femida 007 and Azadlig newspapers and they contained components of crime.

Eyyub Karimov said there are groundless moments in the suit. He said the claimant should file appeals basing on concrete evidence. Karimov also said the honor and dignity of the police were not insulted in those articles.

The hearing has been postponed by December 7.

Interior Minister Ramil Usubov filed a suit against Eyyub Karimov on article 147.2 (the slander, which is connected with accusation of committing serious or especially serious crime) of the Criminal Code. Eyyub Karimovâ€™s articles about the Interior Ministry published in the Azadlig and Femida 007 newspapers caused this.