Religion – Weltanschauung – Recht [ RWR ]

The applicant, Sardar Akif oglu Babayev, is an Azerbaijani national who was born in 1974 and lived in Masalli (Azerbaijan) at the time of the events in question. The case concerns the pre-trial detention and subsequent criminal conviction of Mr Babayev, a clergyman who obtained his religious education in Iran, for preaching and conducting Friday prayers in the Masalli Juma mosque. Pursuant to Article 168-1 of the Criminal Code the conducting of Islamic religious ceremonies by citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan who had obtained their religious education abroad was criminalised. He received a three-year prison sentence. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »