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Khadija Ismayilova's Sentence Suspended After Supreme Court Decision

Khadija Ismayilova was arrested December 5, based on article 125 of the Criminal Court (inciting to suicide).

On May 25, following Supreme Court Decision journalist Khadija Ismayilova's sentence was suspended. Acquitted of article 179 (appropriation) and 308 (abuse of power), Ismayilova is still facing charges of illegal entrepreneurship, and tax evasion.

On September 1, the Baku Court for Grave Crimes sentenced Khadija Ismayil to 7 years and 6 months in jail. She was acquitted for the "incitement to attempt suicide" charge and found guilty on charges of tax evasion, embezzlement and misappropriation, abuse of power, and illegal enterpreneurship.

On February 23, under the decision handed by the Binegedi District Court Judge Sedreddin Haciyev, investigative reporter Khadija Ismayilova was found guilty based on the article 147.2 of the Criminal Code (slander). She was fined in the amount of 2,500Manat.

On February 13, Azerbaijan's Prosecutor General Office issued a series of additional charges against an award- winning investigative reporter Ismayilova. She is facing up to 19 years if convicted for embezzlement, tax evasion, illegal business and abuse of power.

On January 27, Sabail District Court ruled to keep Khadija Ismayil in jail for another two months. On February 5, her two-months sentence was going to finalize.

Azerbaijani government claimed there were no political motives in Ismayilova's case.

Azadliq Radio believes Ismayilova's arrest is the result of her work, investigating illegal businesses of Azerbaijani government officials.

Ismayilova, journalist and host of daily show After Work was arrested December 5 by the order of the Sabail District Court of Baku on charges brought by the prosecutor office.

She was sentenced to two months of pre-trial detention based on Article 125 of the Criminal Code (inciting to suicide) on December 5.

Her apartment was searched on December 6.

This is live blog of RFE/RL Azerbaijani Service with the most recent updates on the case.

NOTE*: Timestamps are local time in Baku

20:31 19.1.2015

From one political prisoner to another: a letter of courage

Seymur Hezi, journalist and now one of the 90 something political prisoners, wrote a letter from Kurdakhani where he is currently held. His cell is about 100 feet from Khadija's. In his letter he writes how proud he is of Khadija and her determination.

"Khadija Ismail is one of the greatest examples of speaking and expressing the truth. For her, there is only truth and nothing else and it is right, whatever the arguments are. It is right despite . the obstacles in front of her. She is being tested for her beliefs every single day.

I don’t know whether we owe it to extreme patriarchal state of our society or something else, when expressing the power, endeavor and bravery of a woman, our fathers have always said: “She is a woman like a man”. Today, observing a woman like Khadija, we can change this saying. In order to express the manhood and will of a man, I would say: “He is a man like the Azerbaijani woman” or more correctly: “He is a man just like Khadija”.

18:59 16.1.2015

Two days ago we wrote about posters calling for Khadija's release that appeared on the streets of a northern town of Sheki. Yesterday, January 15, three men from the opposition Popular Front Party were detained in Sheki. Althought no information was provided for the reasons behind their arrest, the deputy party member Gozel Bayramli said it was because of the posters they distributed two days ago.

Today, January 16, one of the three men, Rauf Abdulrahmanov was released while Ali Abdullayev and Mubariz Abdullayev both were sentenced to 30 days.

17:06 15.1.2015

Yalchin Imanov, Khadija Ismayilova’s lawyer refused to enter Baku Detention Facility. In an interview with Azadliq Radiosu, Imanov said yet again he was subject to detailed search when trying to visit Ismayilova. “For few months now, lawyers of political prisoners are subject to illegal search when entering and exiting the prison. Our personal notebooks are being cautiously examined as if looking for something. Despite my objection they attempted to search me again. To protest, I refused to go in.”

Imanov is certain this is not for security purposes.

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