The government admitted that it had violated the law

ECHR considered 3 more cases related to Azerbaijan

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has announced three more decisions regarding Azerbaijan. “Alayif Hasanov v. Azerbaijan” – the court case is related to the late lawyer Alaif Hasanov. He was prosecuted for defamation years ago.

The applicant had spread information about his imprisoned client being threatened by his cellmate. After that, his client’s cellmate accused him of defamation. Local courts found Alayif Hasanov guilty on this charge and sentenced him to 240 hours of community service.

After the verdict, the applicant was expelled from the Bar Association. The applicant submitted 2 applications to the court and contested the violation of Articles 6, 8, 10 and 18 of the Convention before the ECHR. During the communication of the application, the applicant died, and his son continued his complaints.

During the communication of the applications, the government submitted a unilateral declaration to the ECtHR. The Government admitted the violation of Articles 6 and 10 of the Convention in relation to the applicant’s first application, and Articles 8 and 10 of the Convention in relation to the second application, and offered to pay compensation to the applicant. Although the applicant’s son complained to the court that the amount of compensation was not fair, the ECtHR concluded that there were no grounds for continuing the examination of the application. According to the court’s decision, the applicant must pay 9000 euros for moral damages and 1000 euros for legal expenses.

“Namig Rustamov v. Azerbaijan” – the court case is related to the claim of unfairness of the judicial process. The applicant complained that he had not been properly notified of the cassation hearings under Article 6, paragraph 1, of the Convention.

During the communication, the government acknowledged the violations alleged by the applicant. He submitted a unilateral declaration to the court, providing for the payment of compensation to the applicant. According to the ECtHR’s decision based on that declaration, the government will pay the applicant 4,100 euros.

“Kifayat Ismayilov v. Azerbaijan” – according to the circumstances of the case, the applicant was a close relative of FA, a former employee of the Ministry of National Security. A criminal case was opened to the FA, and as a result of that criminal case, the non-residential area of ​​the applicant in Baku city was confiscated. The applicant claimed before the ECtHR that there had been a fair trial and an interference with the right to property.

During the hearing of the case, the applicant stated that the ECtHR annulled the decision to confiscate his property and withdrew his complaints. The court excluded the application from the list of cases to be considered.

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