Recently, destructive elements have been attracted to the anti-Azerbaijani activities, and the threat on the part of certain foreign circles also increased, said the Minister Eldar Mahmudov at the meeting on the 94th anniversary of the MNS.
In particular, he touched recent operation carried out jointly with General Prosecutor Office, during which a group of detainees had a bottle with a "Molotov cocktail", intended for use in unauthorized meetings. He described it as the of activation of anti-Azerbaijani circles.
MNS chief also told that a group of seven people, which was preparing terrorist attacks, had a lot of weapons and ammunition, was made harmless.
He also told about making harmless a group of 22 people, which collaborated with foreign intelligence services and was engaged in espionage, preparing for terrorism and other crimes.
The Minister said that in preparation for the contest "Eurovision - 2012" were prevented terrorist activities of international groups. as a result of events in Baku and in the regions, 58 radical people were brought to justice.
The Minister also noted the arrest of 12 people for trying to incite inter-religious hatred and organizing mass disorders, which used the material and ideological support from foreign countries.
At the same time, the minister did not name specific names and dates of all these facts. -16D04-
Politics
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A candidate in the municipal elections for the 23rd Nasimi-Sabail electoral district, activist Djamila Alisheva, has reported administrative barriers in conducting her campaign. She claims that the district election commission is refusing to provide the necessary forms for her authorized representatives.
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On January 15, the Tbilisi Court of Appeals rejected the appeal of Afghan Sadigov, the founder of the Azel TV website, who had protested his extradition to Azerbaijan. Sadigov’s wife, Sevinj Sadigova, stated that this was the final judicial instance in Georgia making a decision on the case, Turan reported. On the other hand, lawyer Mariam Kvelashvili informed Turan that the defense would continue legal steps to prevent the extradition of Afghan Sadigov. According to his wife, Afghan has been on hunger strike for 117 days, and his health is critical.
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