Rahib Garib

Affiliated media: Freelance journalist

Incident date: June 12, 2023

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: musavat.com

Location: Azerbaijan, Baku

Additional information:

The Binagadi District Court of Baku has issued a final verdict in the case of military expert Adalat Verdiyev against independent journalist Rahib Garib. Verdiyev filed a lawsuit against the journalist because of his statements against military experts on his Facebook page. Verdiyev demanded an apology, refutation of the statements, and payment of AZN 5,000. According to the court ruling, the journalist is now obliged to publish a refutation and apologise.