18:00, 3 November 2010

Journalist Fatullayev submitted a lawsuit against Penitentiary Service of Azerbaijan

Einulla Fatullayev. Photo by Turkhan Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

Journalist Einulla Fatullayev who is serving his term of imprisonment in Azerbaijan and Elchin Sadygov, his attorney, have submitted to Nasim district court of Baku a lawsuit against Penitentiary Service of the Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan. The lawsuit is connected with keeping the journalist in prison in spite of the decision of the European Court of Human Rights of his immediate release.

"Keeping Fatullayev in prison has no legal grounds and is therefore intolerable", Elchin Sadygov said to a reporter of "Caucasian Knot".

It their lawsuit the claimants demand to release the journalist immediately. The attorney remarked that over ten days had passed since submission of the lawsuit but there is no notification of acceptance of the lawsuit for execution yet.

In PR Department of the Penitentiary Service of Azerbaijan a reporter of "Caucasian Knot" was told that the lawsuit was groundless. "Decisions of early discharge are taken by the courts and Penitentiary Service is just an executive body for their judgments", an official of the Service said.

Author: Faik Medzhid

Source: CK correspondent