Baku/05.11.13/Turan : Deputy Minister of Defence , Lieutenant-General, Chingiz Mamedov, has written a letter of resignation, according to an unofficial source . It is expected that a relevant decision will be made in the near future.
The same source reports that deputy chief of the press service in the Defense Ministry , Major Teymur Abdullayev, has also written a letter of resignation. Pressure was placed on him by the leadership, which caused his hospitalization and subsequent report of resignation.
Staff changes have begun after the dismissal of Defense Minister, Safar Abiyev, and the appointment of Zakir Hasanov. So far, several high officials have been dismissed and re-appointments made.-05B04-
Politics
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On the evening of February 5, it was reported that journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi had been arrested. She had been a presenter on the Toplum TV channel for several years. After a criminal case was initiated against the channel in March 2024 and nearly all of its staff were arrested, Beylargizi was questioned multiple times. According to relatives, the police conducted a search of her apartment.
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By a presidential decree dated February 5, Mukhtar Babaev has been appointed the presidential representative for climate issues.
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On February 5, President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine. According to the document, the Ministry of Energy has been allocated 1 million US dollars to purchase and send electrical equipment, manufactured in Azerbaijan, to Ukraine.
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The trial of Aziz Orudjev, the head of the online publication Kanal-13, continued on February 5 at the Sabail District Court.
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