President Aliyev,

We urge you to immediately release and rehabilitate  Khural newspaper chief editor, Avaz Zeynalli.

As the discussion of the video footage capturing ex-MP, Gular Akhmedova demanding a bribe of $ 1 million in exchange for a parliamentary seat spans Internet, TV, radio and print media,  Zeynalli’s faces up to 12 years’ imprisonment accused of trying to extort money from Akhmedova.

It is time to finally to drop all charges against Avaz Zeynalli and compensate him for the harm suffered.