  Azeri human rights defender released from jail, put under house arrest November 12, 2015 - 16:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Baku Court of Appeal considered on Thursday, November 12, the appeal of Leyla Yunus, the imprisoned director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy, and her husband Arif Yunus, APA news agency reports. The Main Medical Department of the Penitentiary Service sent a letter to the court, claiming that A.Yunus’ blood pressure is much higher than normal. Yunus’ lawyer Afgan Mammadov further addressed the hearing, filing a petition on commuting the pre-trial detention on A.Yunus. The public prosecutor asked the court to reject the petition, but the court upheld it, releasing A. Yunus under house arrest. The hearing will be continued. A criminal case was launched against them under several clauses of the Azerbaijani Criminal Code. On 28 April 2014, Arif Yunus and his wife Leyla were detained at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport on their way to Doha, Qatar over allegation of spying for Armenia. On August 13, 2015, the Baku Court on Grave Crimes sentenced Leyla Yunus to 8 years and 6 months in prison and her husband, Arif Yunus, to 7 years in prison.  Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
