The regular meeting of the coordinating council of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) discussed issues of socio-political life of the country. Among them, the situation with the demolition of houses in the former Sovetskaya Street and the protection of property rights of residents, support the demands of the students of Baku State University about cancellation of fee for academic debts, condemnation pressure on investigative journalist Khadija Ismailova, and issues of European integration. Chairman of the NCDF Jamil Hasanli, speaking on all these issues, also touched on developments in Ukraine, saying about the support of the NCDF of the Ukrainian people for freedom and democracy. He also expressed strong protest to the planned provocation by the authorities in the exploding in the office of PPFA, and the subsequent eviction of the party under the pretext of an emergency condition of the building.
The PPFA leader Ali Kerimli told about the meeting with Western diplomats , held in the office of the EU. According to him, the meeting discussed the explosion at the office of PPFA and the subsequent demolition of the house , as well as socio-political situation in the country. He noted that the meeting was attended by ambassadors and representatives of the EU mission, U.S. Embassy , Germany, UK , France, Belgium , Norway, Sweden , Poland, Croatia, Latvia and Lithuania. It was decided to hold hearings " on the policy of terror carried out by the authorities against their political opponents."
In addition, the members of the NCDF discussed and expressed their positions on political and military intervention by Russia in the Crimea, as well as the corruption scandal about printing money for Azerbaijan in Austria. According to media reports, in order to obtain this order the Austrian side paid "rollbacks" to the National Bank of Azerbaijan. It was decided to appeal to the law enforcement agencies with request to take action against the perpetrators. -06D-
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Azerbaijani Presidential Aide Hikmet Hajiyev, who is on a visit to Iran, was received by President Masoud Pezeshkian on February 2.
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Elvin Zeynalov, a religious activist living in the village of Mashtaga, was detained on January 31 around noon by individuals in plain clothes outside a store near his home. According to his relatives, later in the evening, Zeynalov was brought back home by people in black clothing, who conducted a search. They took Zeynalov's pants from the wardrobe, put marijuana in the pocket, then "seized" the drugs, filmed the video, and then took the activist away again.
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Aide to the President of Azerbaijan Hikmet Hajiyev is on a visit to Iran, where he met with Adviser to the President of the Islamic Republic Mehdi Sanayi.
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On January 31, the trial of opposition politician Tofig Yagublu continued at the Baku Serious Crimes Court, where the examination of documents resumed. Yagublu pointed out the falsification of the search protocols related to the search at his home. He drew attention to the fact that the protocol stated that on December 14, 2023, at 16:00, the investigator completed the questioning of the "victim" and decided to conduct a search.
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