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A state body which executes the relevant authority in the prevention of illegally acquired funds has said of the RFE/RL Inc (Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty) Office in the Republic of Azerbaijan carrying out suspected banking transactions, the Prosecutor General’s Office told haqqin.az. From 1 January 2010 to 9 December 2014, the head office of […]

The order, signed by President Ilham Aliyev on December 29, applies to 78 persons overall, APA reports. Under the order, 70 convicts are released from the unserved part of their prison sentence; 3 persons are released from community work; 5 others have their fine cancelled.   The order also applies to editor-in-chief of the Khural Newspaper Avaz […]

On 26.12.2014 the Sabail District Court of Baku city has rejected the petition of the journalist Khadija Ismailova to change the measure of restraint and release her under house arrest, contact.az reports. According to the lawyer Elton Guliyev, the defense declined the judge Elshad Shamayev, who decided to arrest Ismailova. “We do not believe that […]

In course of the operations conducted by Azerbaijani border guards, smuggling of a large amount of drugs from Iran to the country was prevented, with reference to the State Border Service told APA. The operations were conducted at the frontier post in the Bahramtapa settlement of Imishli region. Consequently, 7.8 kg of dried marijuana were withdrawn […]

On 24 December 2014 Baku Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal of the journalist Parviz Hashimli. The court upheld the conviction of a journalist, contact.az reports with reference to Turan agency. Defence of Hashimli intends to appeal the decision of the appellate court to the Supreme Court. Employee of the newspaper “Bizim Yol”, Parviz Hashimli was […]

Baku Court of Appeal refused to satisfy the complaint of a member of the NIDA Movement Omar Mammadov, who asked to cancel the decision of the Court of First Instance and justify it, contact.az reports. Omar Mamedov was arrested on January 24, 2014 on charges of drug-related crimes,  on June 4  the Serious Crimes Grave […]

On December 17, 2014 the Ministry of National Security (MNS) detained Elshan Mustafaoglu, a theologian, and on 19 December 2014 the court arrested him for four months, according to the site contact.az   However, the charges against him are unknown. Mustafayev got his education in Iran, and then worked at the Institute of Philosophy of […]

On 17 December 2014 Baku Appeals Court rejected the complaint  of the deputy chairman of the party “Musavat”,Yadigar Sadikhov, who appealed the decision of the  Garadag Court, contact.az reports.  Sadigov was arrested on  June 27, 2013. Lankaran court sentenced him to six years for hooliganism. In 2014 the Court of Appeal reduced his sentence to […]

On 16 December 2014 Baku Court of Appeal held a preliminary hearing on the appeal filed against the judgment on imprisoned members of NIDA Civic Movement, APA reports. The court passed a judgment, rejecting the appeal. Baku Court of Grave Crimes sentenced Zaur Gurbanli, Ilkin Rustamzadeh and Rashadat Akhundov to 8-year imprisonment, Rashad Hasanov to 7 […]