Statements having the nature of interference in the course of the investigation, politicizing lawsuits and appeals to the courts to make other decisions are disrespectful to the sovereignty of Azerbaijan, said a spokesman of the Foreign Ministry, Elman Abdullayev , commenting on the statement by the U.S. State Department, calling for the release of Anar Mammadov, the head of the Election Monitoring and Democracy Center.
"This is absolutely unacceptable, unfounded, and is open blackmail ," reads the statement by Abdullayev.
He reiterated statements of the investigating authorities that the arrest of Mammadov has no political background, and is criminal by nature .
Spokesman of the U.S. State Department condemned the arrest, and called to immediate release of Mammadov.-16D-
Politics
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Chechnya will observe a day of mourning on December 28 following the crash of an Embraer 190 aircraft traveling from Baku to Grozny. The decree, signed by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, was reported by the local news agency "Chechnya Today."
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Volodımır Zelensky expressed his condolences due to crash of AZAL plane.
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The White House said Thursday that President Joe Biden 'has been and will continue to be' apprised of the situation around Azerbaijani passenger plane crash in Kazakhstan, and is "kept up to date on what's going on," TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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Criminal charges have been filed against officials from the Ministry of Health for issuing fake certificates for plastic surgery, a joint statement from the General Prosecutor's Office and the Ministry of Health on December 27. Specifically, the officials were uncovered for accepting bribes and creating conditions for illegal medical activities.
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