The appellate court in Baku rejected the defense motions in the Toplum TV case.
The court in Baku rejected all eight defense motions in the Toplum TV case, including for a retrial and calling witnesses, after which conflicts arose between the defendants and the judge. The head of the Institute of Democratic Initiatives, Akif Gurbanov, was removed from the courtroom. Five other defendants refused to participate in the trial in solidarity. After that, the session was declared closed.