Another Head of Executive Power Arrested
Baku / 29.04.20 / Turan: The State Security Service of the country conducts an operation in the building of the executive power of the Bilasuvar region in the morning of April 29. According to local residents, the building is surrounded by several police cordons. According to unofficial data, the head of the executive branch and his first deputy were detained. It was not possible to get a comment from the press service of the State Security Service.
If the arrest is confirmed, then this will be the fifth such case. The latest arrest was the detention of an executive from Ismayilli city for corruption this week. -02D-
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