The court rejected all motions of Bakhruz Samedov's defense

The defense of Bahruz Samedov, who was convicted of treason, filed more than 20 motions during the hearing at the Baku Court of Appeal, but the judge rejected them, including a request to hold the trial in an open session.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" reported, 29-year-old Bahruz Samedov was sentenced by a Baku court to 15 years in prison. A preliminary hearing to consider his appeal was held on August 6. Samedov expressed protest against holding the trial in a closed session.

Today, the Baku Court of Appeal held a hearing to consider the appeal of Bahruz Samedov, a doctoral student at the Czech Charles University, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison on charges of treason.

The appeal was considered by a panel of judges chaired by Elmar Rahimov. The trial was held behind closed doors, Meydan TV reported.

During the trial, the defense filed more than 20 motions, including one for an open court hearing. The judge did not grant any of the motions.

On the eve of the trial, Samedov was visited by his grandmother. He told her that he was feeling unwell and would not be present at today's court hearing, but was in the courtroom, the publication says.

The next hearing on his appeal is scheduled for August 20.

Recall that on June 21, Samedov attempted suicide in a pretrial detention center in protest against the sentence announced by the prosecutor in the treason case. At that time, the prosecution requested 16 years of imprisonment for him.

"Bahruz, being a political scientist, was engaged in research, including on the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and studied the opinions of different parties. Bahruz is currently studying for a doctorate at the Czech University of Charles. He came for the holidays and was supposed to go back to study," - Samedova's grandmother told us earlier.