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Elnur Aliyev dismissed from post of First Deputy Minister of Culture
Baku/03.11.22/Turan: On November 3, the head of state Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on the release of Elnur Ali oglu Aliyev from the post of First Deputy Minister of Culture of Azerbaijan.
It should be noted that on November 1, the State Security Service conducted a special operation at the Ministry of Culture, during which, according to unofficial information, several high-ranking officials were detained, including Elnur Aliyev.
The arrest of only one official of the Ministry of Culture, the head of the supply and property department, Ilkin Nasibov, has been officially confirmed. ---06B---
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