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\n \"Afgan
\n Afgan Sadigov
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\n This article was originally published by
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\n Caucasian Knot
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\n Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov, convicted on charges of assaulting a woman in the reception room at the office of the head of the Jalilabad District, faces a new charge three months before the end of his prison term.\n<\/p>\n

\n Caucasian Knot previously reported that Afgan Sadigov, the founder and editor of the socio-political website Azel.tv, was accused of attacking a woman. According to investigators, the attack took place in a reception room at the office of the head for the Jalilabad District. Relatives of the journalist treated his prosecution a punishment for criticizing the district authorities. On 12 January, the court
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\n sentenced
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\n Afgan Sadygov to 2.5 years in prison.\n<\/p>\n

\n Sevinj Sadigova, Afgan’s wife, told Caucasian Knot that on 13 January her husband called home.\n<\/p>\n

\n “He said that he was transferred from the prison colony to the Kurdakhan pre-trial detention center; and they told him that a new accusation was brought against him. We are shocked, because only three months remained until his release. They probably don’t want to set him free at all,” Sevinj Sadigova said.\n<\/p>\n

\n Elchin Sadigov, Afgan’s defense lawyer, told Caucasian Knot that they had “renewed” the case against his client, initiated by the head of the Jalilabad District.\n<\/p>\n

\n “Early last year, the executive head of the Jalilabad District filed a lawsuit to the local court against Afgan Sadigov under Article 147.2 (libel on committing a grave crime) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan. Then, the judge postponed the hearing indefinitely. It was silent for a year; and now they decided to revive it. The filing of a lawsuit under this article contradicts the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) and the precedent decisions of the European Court of Human Rights. A journalist should not be imprisoned for their publications,” lawyer Elchin Sadigov said.\n<\/p>\n

\n Afgan Sadigov is included in
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\n the list of 167 political prisoners
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\n released on 27 January, 2017, by the Centre for the Protection of Political Prisoners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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