"Gülen connection" - newspaper accountant jailed in Azerbaijan
by Jane Whyatt
A court in Azerbaijan has sentenced Faiq Amarli, the financial director of daily “Azadliq”, to three years and three months in jail. “Azadliq” is a business-focussed national newspaper that is the Azeri equivalent of the “Financial Times”. It has published a number of articles that are critical of President Aliyev and his government.
"We do not expect fair judgement from this court," says "Azadliq" lawyer (screenshot "Azadliq" logo)
Amarli was charged with “inciting religious hatred“ and possessing books and CDs about the teachings of Fetullah Gülen, the Turkish religious leader exiled in the USA. Turkey’s President Erdoğan blames Gülen…
