Police warned the organizers of the Saturday rally
Baku / 22.09.17 / Turan: The organizers of the Saturday rally of the opposition were summoned to the main police department of the city of Baku, where they were warned in connection with the rally. According to the capital's police, law enforcement will prevent actions that could lead to confrontation and riots, and organizers will be punished.Similar measures will be followed by the scoring of slogans not indicated in the notice to the mayor's office about the conduct of the action.The rally is to be held by the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) on September 23 from 15.00 to 17.00 at the stadium of the Yasamal district (formerly known as Mahsul). Leader of the Popular Front party Ali Kerimli stated earlier, the action is being held in connection with the scandal "Landromat". The talk is about the identification by the international journalistic investigation network OCCRP of withdrawal from Azerbaijan in 2012-2014. with the goal of money laundering and payment of lobbying activities of 2.9 billion dollars. The NCDF demands that the Prosecutor General's Office investigate these facts. -06D-
Politics
-
The United States said Monday it would be a dangerous development for North Korea to send troops to fight for Russia in Ukraine, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
-
The United States on Monday commended the Moldovan people for their participation in the October 20th election and referendum, urging for investigations into reported meddling, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
-
At an opposition rally in Freedom Square in Tbilisi yesterday, Azerbaijani activist Samira Bayramova urged ethnic Azerbaijanis in Georgia to vote for the opposition in the upcoming parliamentary elections, which advocates for Euro-integration. The majority of her speech was in Georgian, but she concluded in Azerbaijani, saying: "Dear Azerbaijanis! On October 26, let us all choose Europe for the future of our country, especially for its diversity and equality," she stated in Azerbaijani.
-
Tehran Abdullayev, an activist from the Surakhani District branch of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PNFA), has been placed in a detention facility for administrative offenders, his lawyer, Nemat Kerimli, reported after meeting with him on October 21. According to the lawyer, Abdullayev stated that he was detained for his political activities.
Leave a review