Today, the Narimanov District Court extended for another three months, until January 30, the arrest of Fikret Faramazoglu, the editor of the site Jam.az, said the lawyer Elchin Sadigov. He said that the defense would appeal.
Faramazoglu was arrested on June 30, 2016 on charges of extortion by threats. According to the Interior Ministry, the journalist was detained at the time of taking 3.000 manat bribes from a businessman.
Last week the charges against him were tightened - "extortion by threats by a group of persons, and similar acts repeatedly for seizure of property."
On the first charge Faramazoglu faced up to five years in prison, but now - up to 10 years with confiscation of property. It should be noted that the site Jam.az has a reputation of the scandalous edition.—06B—
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During search and operational activities, on January 30 at 11:20, 16.4 kg of drugs were discovered and seized in the area of the "Geytapa" border post, located on the Iran-Azerbaijan border. According to the Azerbaijan Border Service, this prevented an attempt to smuggle into Azerbaijan 11.3 kg of marijuana, 5.1 kg of opium, and 1,990 methadone M-40 pills from Iran.
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Cold, windy weather is expected on 5 February, forecasters said. Northwestern winds of up to 20 metres per second will blow in the capital and across much of the country.
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Filming within a polling station without the citizen's consent may be stopped. According to local media reports, this issue was discussed by Mazahir Panahov, the Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC), on February 1.
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On February 4, the weather in Baku will be changeable, with no precipitation. There will be fog in some areas in the morning and evening. A moderate southwest wind will blow. The air temperature at night will be between +4°C and +7°C, and during the day, it will range from +8°C to +13°C. The humidity will be 70-80%.
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