"Public Chamber" calls on democratic forces to consolidate

Regular session of the "Public Chamber" was held  on Saturday  in the headquarters of  "Musavat" party.  The participants  discussed organizational issue, and Rafiq Jalilov,  the head of the Committee to Protect Rights of  Hilal Mammadov, was elected to the Coordinating Council of the "Public Chamber".

Then the leader of the PPFA, Ali Kerimli, gave a summary report over the last moth on the work done during his presidency of the Coordinating Council. They focused on the issue of withdrawal fro the country $48 billion, as described by the international organizations.

In addition, "Public Chamber" held discussions on the issue of army building, the situation in the  education sphere, in prisons, violation of the  media freedom, and authoritarianism in Nakhchivan.

Referring to internal political problems, Kerimli said  filing a lawsuit on alleged poisoning Abulfaz Elchibey, is the plan of the authorities in connection with the presidential elections in 2013.

"It is hard to say what will be the legal  results of the case, but from a political point of view, the plan collapsed," Kerimli said.

The session approved the memorandum  of the "Public Chamber" in connection with the elections of 2013, which calls on all democratic forces to consolidate  and  conduct free and fair elections.

The paper authors said that the way to changes in the country is through  the peaceful change  of the regime.  A  statement  was issued demanding the release of political prisoners. -C06-