Baku. Shahriyar Alizadeh – APA. The Nasimi District Court on Friday passed a decision to extend the prison term of journalist Rauf Mirgadirov for month, Lawyer Elmar Suleymanov told APA.
Suleymanov said that an appeal would be filed against the judgment.
Mirgadirov was deported to Azerbaijan after he was detained in Turkey on April 19. He faced charges under the Criminal Code’s article #274 (high treason).
Mirgadirov was sentenced to 3-month imprisonment on April 19. Then, his prison term was extended several times.