Meeting of the heads of the Council of the CIS Ministry of Internal Affairs is taking place today in the capital of Kazakhstan. Within the frameworks of the Council of the CIS Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministries of Internal Affairs of Russia and Azerbaijan today signed a protocol of cooperation. This document provides, agreed actions to stop the activities of illegal armed groups, terrorist and other extremist activities, including the transport infrastructure, according to RIA-Novosti. -02D-
Politics
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Jamil Hajiyev, a member of the National Council of Democratic Forces, has reported continued pressure from the police. On January 10, during the trial of opposition figure Tofig Yagublu at the Baku Serious Crimes Court, Hajiyev unfurled a banner reading "Freedom for Political Prisoners!"
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On January 15, the Yasamal District Court rejected the motion to change the detention measure for Azer Gasymly, the director of the Institute of Political Management, his lawyer, Agyl Laidj, to Turan. "Azer Gasymly stated during the trial that the charges against him were fabricated and related to his socio-political activities," the lawyer said. An appeal will be filed against the court's decision.
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Two people were arrested in Baku for plotting a terrorist attack against the local Jewish community, Israeli media reporting citing the Azerbaijani State Security Service. The target of the assassination was one of the leaders of the local Jewish community. During a special operation, a Georgian citizen, Agyl Aslanov, was detained. Aslanov had a previous conviction for drug smuggling.
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The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has rejected the criticism of the US Embassy over the sentence of activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev to 10 years imprisonment.
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