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European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has announced its decision on the case of Azerbaijani military expert Uzeyir Jafarov. The ECHR found that Jafarov’s rights were violated by the Article 3 (prohibition of torture) and decided to pay him compensation of 10 thousand Euro and 4.4 thousand Euros for the reimbursement of costs, reports the Azerbaijani news agency "Turan".

Agency reminds that in 2007 being a correspondent for the newspaper "Gundelik Azerbaijan" and "Real Azerbaijan" Jafarov was brutally beaten for publishing critical articles about the problems in the Azerbaijani army. He was attacked on Inshaatchilar Avenue by some unknown people. Criminal case was filed under the article 132 (assault), but the investigation had not been completed and no one was punished for the crime.

As stated in the article, the courts of Azerbaijan did not satisfy Jafarov’s complaints about inaction of police and thus he appealed to the ECHR.

"ECHR decision is important for me in terms of the restoration of my rights and justice, rather than the amount of compensation. The court's decision establishes not only compensation but also contains provisions for the investigation and punishment of those responsible. I know these people. One of them works in the military police, the other one in the Interior Ministry. I will ensure that they called the customer. The decision of the European Court is also important in terms of not leaving unpunished crimes against journalists and activists," said Jafarov to agency.