On March 16, the Baku Serious Crimes Court held a hearing in the case of public activist and founder of Yoldash Media, Ahmad Mammadli.
The state prosecutor had requested a 9-year prison sentence.
Following deliberations, the court sentenced Mammadli to 6 years in prison.
Mammadli was detained on May 6, 2025, and formally remanded in custody on May 8. He is accused of inflicting serious knife injuries to an individual identified as Vugar Dunyamaliyev.
He was charged under:
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Article 126.2.4 (intentional infliction of serious bodily harm)
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Article 221.3 (hooliganism involving the use of a weapon)
Mammadli denies the charges, stating that his arrest is linked to his journalistic activities.