Interior Minister Ramil Usubov received on March 13 the US Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Robert Sekyuta. Ramil Usubov informed the ambassador about the criminal situation, which is under control, the safety of foreign investors is provided.
The Minister stressed that under the direct control of the Interior Ministry’s leadership are issues such as rough ratio of police to citizens, unjustified bringing to police, arrest, prosecute. Employees who violate are subject to severe punishment. According to the minister, over the past 5 years 1514 police officers to disciplinary action was drawn in. Of these, 108 were dismissed from their posts, 95 were dismissed, the 8 officers were demoted, 11 were prosecuted. During the meeting they discussed issues of mutual interest, according to a press release from the Ministry of Interior. -04D-
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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