BAKU. Aug 14 (Interfax) - Shakhin Agabeili, the editor of Azerbaijan's Milli Yol [National Road] newspaper who was sentenced to a one-year prison term, has begun a hunger strike, said Fikret Faramazogly, the head of a journalists' rights committee.
"Shakhin Agabeili began his hunger action to protest his illegal sentence and the strike will continue until the court's ruling is reversed," Faramazogly told Interfax on Monday.
He also noted that the session of the public Association of Editors of Azerbaijan has decided to address the Supreme Court in connection with the judge who is presiding in the suit brought by Interior Minister Ramil Usubov. The address will note that the judge has tried to limit public access to the proceedings and to have closed-door hearings," he said.
On August 10, Nasiminsk District Court of Baku sentenced Agabeili to one year in high-security prison following a complaint from a parliamentary deputy.
Interior Minister Usubov also submitted a libel claim against the paper.
