The charge high treason was separated from the case of the human rights defenders Leila and Arif Yunus, according to their lawyer Elchin Gambarov. He said that preliminary investigation is coming to end, and soon the case will be sent to the court, which will consider only the charges of economic crimes.
With regard to the allegations under article "treason", according to the Criminal Procedure Code, the investigation may be suspended or separately investigated. The decision will be made by the investigating authority. He called the separation of the treason charges a "good prospect" in the case of spouses Yunus.
The spouses Leyla and Arif Yunus, were arrested last summer. International human rights organizations have recognized them as political prisoners and called for their release.-06D--
Politics
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The United States said Tuesday it was closely monitoring the case of Rufat Safarov, a prominent human rights defender who got detained today in Azerbaijan, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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On the evening of December 3, human rights defender Rufat Safarov was detained by individuals in civilian clothes. According to his father, Rufat was arrested while returning home. The reasons for his detention, as well as his current whereabouts, remain unknown.
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The federal highway R-217 "Caucasus" will be expanded to four lanes by 2030, announced Alexander Lukashuk, head of the Federal Roads Management "Caucasus."
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By a decree from the head of state on December 3, Elbrus Isayev has been appointed rector of Nakhchivan State University.
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