The imprisoned leader of the Republican Alternative (REAL) Ilgar Mamedov intends to take part in by-elections to the Milli Majlis on the 90th constituency, which is set for June 18. This was written on Facebook by the Executive Secretary of REAL Natig Jafarli.
According to him, against Mamedov there is no enforceable judgment, as the case was returned to the Sheki Court of Appeal, and therefore the REAL leader can run for parliament. For, according to the law, an accused person has the right to stand for election.
Mamedov was arrested in connection with the unrest in the town of Ismayilli in January 2013 and sentenced to 7 years in prison on charges of organizing mass riots. The European Court of Human Rights declared his arrest illegal and called for his immediate release. The Azerbaijani Supreme Court returned the case for retrial to the appellate court. Elections to the 90th Agdash District will be held in connection with the cancellation of the results of voting in the parliamentary elections of November 1, 2015. -16D-
Politics
-
This year, the laureate of the annual Nargiz Prize, awarded for efforts in the fight for democracy, was Akif Gurbanov, chairman of the board of the Resplatforma (Platform of the III Republic) movement, who is under arrest.
-
The U.S. will prohibit the issuing of visas for nearly a dozen more individuals responsible for undermining democracy in Georgia, bringing the total number to over 100, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
-
The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has expressed condolences to the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, following the tragic incident in the city of Magdeburg. "We are deeply shocked by the news of the deaths and injuries resulting from the tragic incident that took place at the Christmas market in Magdeburg," the message reads.
-
By the order of the head of state, Vusal Aslanov has been appointed Chairman of the Baku Metro CJSC.
Leave a review