Baku Mayor Office did not authorize the rally of "Public Chamber" on Saturday, demanding the dissolution of parliament. To be more exact, the Mayor Office refused to allow the march of the opposition on Parliamentary Avenue, proposing to hold a rally in the courtyard of a driving school in the "20-section" in the village of Bibi Eybat.
The "Public Chamber" assessed the response the Mayor Office as violations of freedom of assembly. The meeting of the Coordination Council on Wednesday discussed the next steps and the possibility of holding an unauthorized rally. nothing is reported about the adopted decision.
The "Public Chamber" planned to hold a rally-march on 13 October from 16:00 to 18:00 demanding the dissolution of parliament and new elections. This requirement has been motivated by the appearance of a scandalous video the MP Gular Akhmedova, who declared the election of deputies on the pre-determined lists in the Presidential Administration. It was supposed to hold the action near the Ministry for Emergency Situations , and to march among the avenue to the Parliament. –05B06-
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