The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan has reduced Teymur Kerimov's sentence.

The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan partially upheld the appeal of Kanal-11 director Teymur Kerimov, reducing his prison term by two more years, to five. His defense maintains Kerimov's innocence and now intends to file a complaint with the ECHR.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," on December 28, 2024, a Baku court sentenced Teymur Kerimov to eight years in prison on extortion charges, despite the testimony of the victims and the defense's arguments about the journalist's innocence. Another defendant in the case, Totiyeva, received a suspended sentence of two years. Kerimov claimed that the court records were falsified and demanded that the falsifications be eliminated and the verdict overturned.

Today, the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan completed its consideration of the cassation appeal against the verdict of Kanal-11 director Teymur Kerimov. The cassation court partially upheld the journalist's appeal and reduced his sentence by two years, from seven to five years, lawyer Nemat Kerimli told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

"Unfortunately, the Supreme Court only partially commuted Teymur Kerimov's sentence. Although Kerimov's prison term was reduced by two years, the guilty verdict was ultimately upheld. Even after the reduction, Kerimov still faces two more years in prison," the lawyer said.

His domestic appeals have been exhausted, and Kerimov can now appeal to the ECHR. "Kerimov has every chance of winning his case at the ECHR, as there is no evidence that he extorted funds from the victims. Moreover, some of them stated that they have no claims against Kerimov," the lawyer said.

The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan confirmed the ruling. Kerimova.