On July 11 a journalist Rauf Mirkadyrov, accused of high treason, for the first time since his arrest on April 19 testified investigation.
From 11:00 to 18:00 with participation of his lawyers, he gave detailed testimony to the investigation and completely denied the charges against him. “Due to the secrecy of the investigation we cannot disclose the content of the testimony,” said the lawyer Elmar Suleymanov.
* Columnist of the “Mirror” newspaper, Mirkadyrov Rauf was arrested in Baku on April 19 immediately after the deportation from Turkey. He was accused of spying for Armenia, and on April 21 the court arrested him for three months. Journalist denied the accusation, calling it absurd and refused to testify.
On July 11 a journalist Rauf Mirkadyrov, accused of high treason, for the first time since his arrest on April 19 testified investigation.
From 11:00 to 18:00 with participation of his lawyers, he gave detailed testimony to the investigation and completely denied the charges against him. “Due to the secrecy of the investigation we cannot disclose the content of the testimony,” said the lawyer Elmar Suleymanov.
* Columnist of the “Mirror” newspaper, Mirkadyrov Rauf was arrested in Baku on April 19 immediately after the deportation from Turkey. He was accused of spying for Armenia, and on April 21 the court arrested him for three months. Journalist denied the accusation, calling it absurd and refused to testify.