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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

20:06 29.4.2015

Khadija's Last Three Letters From Prison

On April 26, Investigative reporter Khadija Ismayilova’s cell was searched and she was reprimanded for her three recent letters she wrote from jail.

In her statement at the Court of Appeal on April 28, Ismayilova said she escaped the solitary confinement because of the European Games. She was informed by the head of the detention center Azer Seyidov.

Azadliq Radiosu presents you a summary of her three recent letters.

The Game of Being European

In this letter, Khadija questions whether Azerbaijan really needs the European Games. She offers a list of suggestions that make Azerbaijan European and which would also be cost effective:

  1. Just like all other European heads of state, Aliyev too should sign income statements and make them available to public. Other state officials should follow suit. This would keep them from stealing from people and keep their incomes transparent;
  2. Each time there is an international event organized in Azerbaijan, the budgets should be made transparent. This way, people will know how much money is spent on what;
  3. Get rid of an economy based on monopoly and allow local brands to flourish;
  4. Just like it is in all other European states, we too should not have political prisoners;
  5. Have free and independent media and set an example for Europe;
  6. Ensure political freedoms, free and fair elections, have opposition representatives in the parliament and stop going after critics, threatening them, silencing them and forcing them to leave the country.

None of these require millions writes Ismayilova.

And perhaps if the true intentions behind hosting these games is development of our land, perhaps we put aside love for our pockets and government and really give our land a thought.

The Fuss About Pardoning

Please don’t humor me writes Khadija in this letter talking about the working group on human rights. She questions the working group and its credibility in relation to their work they have done so far with political prisoners. She considers the working group as part of the show put on by the Azerbaijani government.

“As if there were no previous pardons before them [the working group]” writes Khadija referring to recent pardons and release of some of the political prisoners.

Hajj

In this satirical letter Khadija writes about personal sins Ilham Aliyev asked for forgiveness during his recent pilgrimage to Mecca. He must have prayed for the following writes Khadija:

  1. I shall not trait my people;
  2. I shall not steal government’s property and appropriate;
  3. I shall not arrest innocent people;
  4. I shall avenge the blood of innocent

But then Aliyev quickly reminds himself that he is there for a reason, that he came to Mecca to negotiate with Muslim countries especially now that the price of oil has fallen. Repentance can wait for another time.

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