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 26 July "Platform III of the Republic" made a statement which drew attention to the unlawful seizure of electronic devices of underage children of the arrested head of this structure Akif Gurbanov.
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From 19 to 26 July, 24 automatic rifles, 1 machine gun, 9 rifles, 28 grenades, 441 shells, 3118 cartridges of different calibre and other ammunition were found in Khankendi, the Azerbaijani Interior Ministry reported. During the mentioned period, the police found 1 machine gun, 50 grenades, 7 fuses, 3 shells and 320 cartridges of different calibre in Shusha.
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President Ilham Aliyev has approved by decree the Azerbaijan-Kazakh intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in military intelligence defense sector. The document was signed in Baku on 7 June 2024.
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At the trial of the opposition politician Tofig Yagublu, the statement of Elnur Vaqifoglu, another accused, was heard at the Baku Serious Crimes Court.
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