Attorney General receives the EU Special Representative for Human Rights
The Attorney General Zakir Garalov received the EU Special Representative for Human Rights, Stavros Lambrinidis. According to the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office, Garalov told about reforms and achievements in the prosecutor's office, cooperation with the EU accession of Azerbaijan to the international conventions on combating corruption and the Karabakh conflict. Further, the sides discussed issues of mutual interest, modestly pointed press office.
However, it can be assumed that the Messenger of Brussels tried to get an explanation about the massive violations of the rights of citizens by law enforcement agencies, judicial decisions and illegal presence of a large number of political prisoners. -02D-
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