Eynulla Fatullayev
The journalist's lawyer, Isakhan Ashurov, said yesterday that he and Fatullayev's two other lawyers - Elchin Sadikhov and Rashid Hajili - had been informed about the completion of the investigation by the relevant bodies.
The lawyers will be presented with the case material within two days.
The prison service reported that 0.223g heroin had been found on Eynulla Fatullayev in jail No 12 on 30 December 2009. One of two batches of tests found insignificant traces of heroin in Eynulla Fatullayev's blood. The editor and his lawyers say he is not a drug addict and does not need treatment for drug addiction.
He has been charged under Article 234.1 of the Criminal Code (the illegal manufacture, purchase, storage, transportation, transfer or sale of narcotics or psychotropic substances).
Eynulla Fatullayev, editor-in-chief of Gundalik Azerbaijan and Realny Azerbaijan newspapers, was arrested by decision of Yasamal district court on 20 April 2007. He was accused of insulting the people of Khojaly in a series of articles 'Karabakh Diary' and sentenced to two-and-a-half-years imprisonment. Later, he faced additional charges and was sentenced to eight-and-a-half-years on 30 October 2007.
The European Court for Human Rights is expected to hear Fatullayev's case early in 2010.
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