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The former head of the International Bank of Azerbaijan OJSC Jahangir Hajiyev’s wife Zamira Hajiyeva has been declared wanted, reads a statement from the investigation team, tasked to investigate the criminal case of the significant amount of damage caused to the bank, APA reports. According to the statement, charges under relevant articles of the Criminal Code were […]

The execution of the Amnesty Act adopted by the Azerbaijani parliament has been started, APA reports. On May 20 2016, Azerbaijan’s first lady, president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, MP Mehriban Aliyeva had submitted a bill on “Amnesty Act” to the country’s parliament on the occasion of 28 May – Republic Day. According to the bill, […]

On 9 June 2016 the Supreme Court examined a cassation complaint of Ali Insanov, a former Minister of Health, who is presently in custody. The Court did not satisfy his complaint. At hearings A. Insanov said that in connection with this decision he is going to lodge a complaint at European Court on Human Rights. […]

A remand prisoner has died of disease in the Penitentiary Service’s healthcare unit in Baku. The health condition of prisoner Jahangir Nadirov suddenly deteriorated. He was immediately taken to the healthcare unit, but his life couldn’t be saved, APA cited from the Penitentiary Service.   According to preliminary information, the prisoner died of disease. The investigation is […]

On 8 June 2016 Military Court of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (Azerbaijan) started a trial on the case of the former minister of national security of Nakhchivan Vali Asgarov, who was arrested on charges of abuse of power, embezzlement of state property and other crimes, lawyer Bugar Khasayev told APA. A while ago he was released from […]

Azerbaijani Prosecutor General’s Office has released information on the physical violence committed against some employees of by “Azad Azerbaijan” Independent Television and Radio Company. The district prosecutor’s office has investigated materials, which were submitted by Shamakhi district police, over the beating and insulting of the reporters while on the job in Shamakhi and breaking of […]

According to press-service of the MIA, an armed man was detained in Baku, reports haqqin.az. In course of inspection conducted by employees of the 22 police station of Nasimi District Police Department of Baku шт a bag of  Parviz Maherramov, who was previous convicted, was founded and seized a machine gun with cutting number down and […]

Analysis of actions and decisions of Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany, allows asserting that all they directly or indirectly conform the interests of Russia, and insignificant and inessential contrarieties have an artificial nature, which called on to camouflage the real goals and objectives decided for that. About that is spoken in article of Jurgen […]

An elderly couple has been found dead in their home in Azerbaijan’s Gadabay District. There were signs of violence on the bodies of district residents Sayyad Alasgarov (1942) and his wife Basti Aliyeva (1928), the District Prosecutor’s Office told APA. A criminal case has been opened under Article 120.2.7 (murder of two or more people) of the […]

The investigation into the case of Taleh Baghirov, the imprisoned leader of the Muslim Unity movement, has been completed, a lawyer Elchin Sadigov told APA.  The lawyers would review the materials of the criminal case in the coming days. Sadigov said he was accused of charges under 21 articles of the Criminal Code. Baghirov faces […]