İsmayıl Xəlilov
Baku/28.12.22/Turan: On December 28, a new chairman and his deputy were appointed to the Baku Serious Crimes Court. The head of the court was Ismail Khalilov, who had previously been a judge of the Supreme Court, and before that, the Baku Court of Appeal.
Shalala Hasanova, who was previously a judge of the Baku Administrative Court, has been appointed Deputy Chairperson of the Baku Serious Crimes Court. The position of head of the Baku Serious Crimes Court became vacant after Mahmud Nabiyev died.
The head of state also appointed a number of new chairmen, deputy chairmen in the courts of appeal and courts of first instance. --16D--
Politics
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On 23 November at the COP29 climate conference in Baku, eco-activists from different countries held a protest action against the failure of countries to agree on climate finance.
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On the eve of the closing of the COP29 climate conference in Baku, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has drawn attention to the criminal cases of journalists detained in Azerbaijan.
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Negotiations at the 29th session of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku have been extended until November 24, a source in the UNFCCC Secretariat told the Turan news agency. According to the source, participants aim to finalize and sign the concluding documents by that date.
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According to the Turkish newspaper Sabah, officials from the Istanbul Prosecutor's Office's Anti-Smuggling Unit have detained an Azerbaijani citizen with a large shipment of gold. The detention took place near the Vadi İstanbul shopping center in the Sarıyer district, where a taxi was stopped. During the search, 70 kg of gold was found. The Azerbaijani citizen in the vehicle claimed ownership of the cargo and also stated that he was a diplomat. The investigation by the prosecutor's office is ongoing, reports Sabah newspaper. The media outlet does not disclose the name of the "diplomat," only his initials – M.G.Ş. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declined to comment on the situation.
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