Baku / 02.03.20 / Turan: The Islamic Party of Azerbaijan announced the arrest of its leader - acting party chair Ilham Aliyev.
According to the same source, on March 2, a Sabail court arrested him for 4 months on charges of treason (article 274 of the Criminal Code).
He was detained on February 29 in the afternoon at the State Security Service, where he was summoned. After that, there was no connection with him.
* The leader of the party, Movsum Samedov, is also under arrest on the same charge. He was sentenced to 12 years in prison in 2011 on charges of trying to forcibly overthrow the constitutional order and create a religious state in the country. -02D-
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On 23 November at the COP29 climate conference in Baku, eco-activists from different countries held a protest action against the failure of countries to agree on climate finance.
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On the eve of the closing of the COP29 climate conference in Baku, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has drawn attention to the criminal cases of journalists detained in Azerbaijan.
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Negotiations at the 29th session of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku have been extended until November 24, a source in the UNFCCC Secretariat told the Turan news agency. According to the source, participants aim to finalize and sign the concluding documents by that date.
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According to the Turkish newspaper Sabah, officials from the Istanbul Prosecutor's Office's Anti-Smuggling Unit have detained an Azerbaijani citizen with a large shipment of gold. The detention took place near the Vadi İstanbul shopping center in the Sarıyer district, where a taxi was stopped. During the search, 70 kg of gold was found. The Azerbaijani citizen in the vehicle claimed ownership of the cargo and also stated that he was a diplomat. The investigation by the prosecutor's office is ongoing, reports Sabah newspaper. The media outlet does not disclose the name of the "diplomat," only his initials – M.G.Ş. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declined to comment on the situation.
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