The
lawyers of NGOs’
Legal Aid Network are defending the interests of persons detained on
administrative charges during a peaceful assembly on November 19.
By decision of
the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the detainees were brought to the court today,
shortly before 18:00, at the end of working hours. The lawyers were not
informed about the above
a reasonable time in advance.
At the moment,
several judges are considering the cases. They are deliberately not granting the lawyers'
requests to postpone the hearings for a reasonable period so that they have enough time to familiarize
themselves with the case materials and to present additional evidence. In
several cases, the trial was postponed for only 10 or 30 minutes, during which
the parties were told
to present video evidence and information about witnesses.
We believe
that the court disregards
the right to a fair trial, does not give lawyers the opportunity to properly defend the interests
of their clients, and on the other hand, citizens are not given the opportunity
to obtain
and present evidence to the
court.
The decision taken by the state in relation to Azerbaijani journalist constitutes a grave violation of human rights, including breaches of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights.
Russia continues to pursue deliberate efforts aimed at the annexation of Georgia’s occupied territories with soft power instruments.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau was established in 2022 in response to recommendations issued by the European Commission, which called for strengthening the independence and functional capacity of anti-corruption institutions.
