On 31 August the Council of Elders of the Federal National Cultural Autonomy of Azerbaijanis in Russia (AzerRos) accepted the resignation of its chairman Abbas Abbasov at his request. Abbas Abbasov informed the members of the Council of Elders AzerRos that his decision is thoughtful and measured.
The Elder Council appreciated the work of Abbas Abbasov to strengthen the organization and increase its prestige, to unite the Azerbaijani community, reads the message of AzerRos on the organization's website. However, from the message it is not clear who will lead this association of the Azerbaijani Diaspora in Russia.
Abbasov resigned from the post of deputy prime minister of Azerbaijan in 2008, and moved to Moscow.
In recent years, pro-government media began to accuse him of plotting a coup, implementing assignments and secret plans of the Kremlin on the change of power in Azerbaijan. These publications were obviously customized character and came from official structures in Baku.
However, the open confrontation with Abbas Abbasov was observed only between AzerRos and the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Moscow. -02D-
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Elvin Zeynalov, a religious activist living in the village of Mashtaga, was detained on January 31 around noon by individuals in plain clothes outside a store near his home. According to his relatives, later in the evening, Zeynalov was brought back home by people in black clothing, who conducted a search. They took Zeynalov's pants from the wardrobe, put marijuana in the pocket, then "seized" the drugs, filmed the video, and then took the activist away again.
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Aide to the President of Azerbaijan Hikmet Hajiyev is on a visit to Iran, where he met with Adviser to the President of the Islamic Republic Mehdi Sanayi.
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On January 31, the trial of opposition politician Tofig Yagublu continued at the Baku Serious Crimes Court, where the examination of documents resumed. Yagublu pointed out the falsification of the search protocols related to the search at his home. He drew attention to the fact that the protocol stated that on December 14, 2023, at 16:00, the investigator completed the questioning of the "victim" and decided to conduct a search.
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