Authorities Allow Rally in Distant Settlement of Lokbatan (UPDATED)

Baku / 12.02.20 / Turan: The executive branch of Baku revised its decision to refuse the opposition to hold a rally on February 16.

The city administration proposed the rally organizer - the Musavat and Republican Alternative parties and the D18 movement, as well as two independent candidates to hold a rally at the stadium of the Neftchi sports club in the village of Lokbatan, 20 km away from the capital.

This was reported to Turan by the head of the D18 movement, Ruslan Izzetli.

According to him, in the morning the city authorities refused to coordinate the rally.

However, in the afternoon he was again invited to the executive branch.

“The head of the socio-political and humanitarian department Elmin Imanov provided me with a response to our notification. It notes that consent is given to the rally not in front of the May 28 metro station, but at the training base of the Neftchi sports club in Lokbatan,” Izzetli said. -0-

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2020 February 12 (Wednesday) 16:07:56

City Hall refused to hold a rally for candidates

Baku / 12.02.20 / Turan: The Baku Mayor's Office refused to appeal to the parties Musavat, REAL, D 18 and a group of independent candidates for parliament to authorize the February 16 protest rally.

The City Hall did not justify its refusal, said one of the initiators of the rally, an independent candidate for deputy, Ruslan Izzatli.

When asked by Turan whether the organizers would go to an unauthorized rally, he said that a decision would be made after discussions of everyone who signed the appeal to the city hall.

A rally against falsification of the results of the parliamentary elections was planned on May 28 square. -16D-