Jailed journalist’s appeals rejected as Georgians demand inquiry into his capture
By Jane Whyatt, Meydan TV
A court hearing has rejected requests from defence lawyers representing Afgan Mukhtarli, the investigative reporter serving a six-year jail term in Azerbaijan.
Mukhtarli was seized and taken to Azerbaijan from the Georgian capital Tblisi, and thirty-five civil society organisations are demanding an independent, international inquiry.
Afgan Mukhtarli. Photo: Meydan TV
After the hearing on 20th February 2018, defence lawyer Elchin Sadigov told Meydan TV they had asked the court to release Afgan Mukhtarli to house arrest and to let him out of the courtroom cage during the hearing.
The lawyer also requested that the case be moved back to…
