On October 19 the Sabail District Court selected a measure of restraint against a number of employees of the Ministry of National Security (MNS). They were charged with abuse of power (Article 308) and exceeding their duties (Article 309) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan. This was reported by sources in law enforcement. So far, the names of those arrested have not been disclosed. But according to the same sources, among them there are high-ranking officials close to the former MNS chief Eldar Mahmudov, who was removed from office on 17 October.
The investigation is conducted jointly by a group of employees of the Special State Security Service and the Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan. The supervision is carried out by Deputy Prosecutor General Rustam Usubov.
The arrested are accused of unjustified checks of businesses, extortion, and entering into equity by means of blackmail. -06D--
Politics
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Armenia is not against the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, but does not consider it appropriate to discuss this issue now. "In the context of peace, we consider it possible to make a decision on the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group. When peace is an established fact, the existence of such a format may raise questions," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference today. "The whole question is about the timing, we need to understand how effectively and correctly to turn such topics into a subject of discussion right now," the Armenian Prime Minister added.
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He expressed his willingness to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the border between the two countries. "A meeting with Ilham Aliyev could take place at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. I am open to such a format," Pashinyan said at a press conference today. According to Pashinyan, Armenia recently presented another proposal for a peace treaty to Azerbaijan.
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On August 31, Azerbaijan observes a "day of silence" before the Sunday’s early parliamentary elections for the unicameral Milli Majlis. All electoral campaigning is prohibited 24 hours before the voting. The early elections were initiated by the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party. This decision was motivated by the overlap of the scheduled elections in November with the global UN forum - the COP20 climate conference taking place in Baku.
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On August 30, at approximately 22:55, the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant in Metsamor was disconnected from the country's power grid, as reported by the Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure. The shutdown was caused by a lightning strike, which triggered the plant's safety systems to switch the station to a safe shutdown mode. Currently, the plant's staff is working on restarting the facility.
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