Avaz Zeynally

Affiliated media: Khural TV, Head

Incident date: February 26, 2024

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Turan.az

Location: Azerbaijan, Baku

Additional information:

On February 26, the trial in the case of Avaz Zeynally, the head of the “Khural TV” Internet resource and Elnur Shukurov, the head of the “Sada TV” YouTube channel ended in the Baku Court of Serious Crimes. Both defendants concluded their statements by asking the court to acquit them. The court announced the verdict: Zeynally was imprisoned for 9 years and Shukurov for 4 years. The court also confiscated 16 thousand manats seized during the search in Zeynally's apartment. Zeynally was found guilty under Article 311 (taking a bribe) and Article 312-1.1 (Illegal influence on the decision of an official (trading authority) of the Criminal Code.