Baku Today, Azerbaijan
Sept 22 2004

Trial against Six Members of KLO Started At Appellation Court

The preliminary session against six members of Karabakh Liberation
Organization (KLO), sentenced to different terms of imprisonment for
violation of public order has been held under chairmanship of judge
Shain Yusifov in Appellation court on Tuesday.

The defense forwarded solicitation about change of measure of
punishment, concerning accused persons. The court declined this
solicitation and appointed new trial on September 22.
Six KLO members, including chairman of this organization Akif Nagi
and his deputy Firudin Mamedov, were sentenced up to 5 years of
imprisonment for hooliganism, violation of public order. KLO member
held a protest action in front of Europe hotel on June 22 in
connection with arrival of Armenian officers to NATO conference in
Baku and were arrested same day.