Событие Ikram Rafig oglu Rahimov - Justice for Journalists

Ikram Rafig oglu Rahimov

Affiliated media: realliq.info, Chief editor

Incident date: November 1, 2018

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: contact.az

Location: Azerbaijan, Baku

Additional information:

Limited liability company "Az-Granata" filed a lawsuit against the website "realiq.info" and its chief editor Ikram Ragimov. "Az-Granata" is a major company in the production of alcoholic drinks. The site published information about incidences of poisoning from the company's products. The article cited a complaint from a consumer who had been poisoned. "Az-Granata" claimed the article was false and demanded that the outlet be fined. Local courts fined the site 5000 manat.

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