Azerbaijan seeks long prison terms for Yunus couple
06.08.2015 14:00
Azerbaijan's state prosecutor has asked a court in Baku to sentence human rights defender Leyla Yunus to 11 years in jail.
In a statement delivered to the Baku Court for Serious Crimes on August 6, the prosecutor also asked the court to sentence Leyla Yunus's husband, Arif Yunus, to nine years in prison.
The couple has been charged with treason, fraud, forgery, tax evasion, and illegal business activities.
The trial was later adjourned until August 10.
The couple's trial began on July 27.
Leyla Yunus has been in jail since July 2014 and her husband since August of last year.
(RFE/RL)
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