Osman Narimanoglu (Rzayev)
Affiliated media: Demokratik.az , Editor
Incident date: January 25, 2024
Attack type:
- Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)
Who attacked: Authorities
Source: Turan.az
Location: Azerbaijan, Ganja
Additional information:
On Thursday, the Ganja Serious Crimes Court sentenced the editor of the website "Demokratik.az "Osman Narimanoglu (Rzayev), accused of extortion. The state prosecutor asked to sentence him to 8 years in prison. The defence asked to acquit Rzayev due to the lack of evidence of his guilt. Nevertheless, the court sentenced the editor to 6.5 years. The defence intends to appeal. Osman Narimanoglu was arrested on July 5, 2022 on charges of extortion. Osman claimed that the charges were falsified in order to punish him for journalistic publications and exposing official corruption.