Mirşahin Ağayev
Baku / 05.03.18 / Turan: On March 5 the meeting of the National TV and Radio Council of the country was held, at which the request for a license for satellite broadcasting for REAL TV LLC was granted, reads the message on the site of the NTRC. According to unofficial information, this structure will be headed by Mirshahin Agayev, former vice-president of the ANS television channel. The attempts of Turan agency to get the comment from Agayev were futile, his mobile was unavailable.
It should be noted that the ANS television channel was closed by the authorities after an attempted coup in Turkey in July 2016. Then the channel was accused of connivance with terrorism. According to unofficial data, the new television channel will be informational, its funding and policy will be completely under government control. -02D-
Politics
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On November 26, the Baku Court of Appeals reviewed the appeal of human rights defender Anar Mammadli, who contested the extension of his detention. Mammadli's lawyer, Javad Javadov, stated that Mammadli argued the extension of his pre-trial detention was unfounded and linked the criminal prosecution to his human rights activities, Turan reported.
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On November 26, a group of reserve officers from the Nakhchivan special forces held a protest near the Azerbaijani presidential administration. The protesters participated in the 44-day war and were discharged after sustaining injuries. They claim that the payments they are entitled to have not been provided.
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On November 26, the Baku Court of Appeals heard a complaint regarding the extension of the detention of former diplomat Emin Ibrahimov. During the hearing, the investigator requested that the complaint be rejected, while Ibrahimov's lawyer, Aghil Laidj, pointed out the lack of grounds for keeping Ibrahimov in custody.
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Arrested economist Fazil Gasimov has reportedly faced pressure after protesting the interruption of a phone call with his family on November 16. "The phone call was cut off, and Fazil demanded that the connection be restored. Then, Jalal Alizadeh, a detention center officer, along with his colleagues, forcibly removed Fazil from the phone room in the medical unit of the facility, tearing his jacket and dragging him across the floor before throwing him into a cell.
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