Стефан Шеннак
Baku / 13.03.18 / Turan: Co-Rapporteur of the PACE Monitoring Committee Stefan Schennack called on the Azerbaijani authorities to ensure freedom of expression on the eve of the presidential elections on April 11. He wrote about this in his Twitter micro blog.
To date, 7 presidential candidates have been registered, including the incumbent head of state Ilham Aliyev.
Three more candidates, Sardar Jalaloglu (leader of the Democratic Party), Ali Aliyev (head of the Citizens and Development Party) and Tural Abbasli (head of the White Party) are under consideration by the CEC.
Leading opposition forces announced a boycott of the elections. -16D-
Politics
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On 6 February, the Baku Court of Appeal presided over by Faig Ganiyev rejected an appeal by Party of People's Front of Azerbaijan Ali Kerimli against a verdict of the Nasimi district court, which found him guilty under Article 147.1 (slander) and fined him AZN 1,500.
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On 6 February, 45 citizens of Azerbaijan were readmitted from Germany within the framework of the readmission agreement between Azerbaijan and the European Union. This was reported by the State Migration Service of Azerbaijan on 7 February.
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Today, the trial of the disabled 1st group, paralyzed activist Famil Khalilov ended in the Baku Court of Serious Crimes.
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On February 6, pro-government media reported 6 that Azerbaijan is demanding the closure of the “Rossotrudnichestvo” representation in the country, as this organization is not registered in Azerbaijan. Requests from Turan agency to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan to confirm this information went unanswered.
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