The sensational statement of former KGB officer Yuri Shvets against finance minister Samir Sharifov of his work for foreign intelligence agencies, continue to haunt the public of the country, triggering a heated debate. Some believe that the minister had been slandered, and that there are certain forces in Azerbaijan are behind it, others believe that the government can exist within the network, working against the interests of Azerbaijan.
Turan correspondent asked Alaskar Mammadli, the expert in the field of law to comment on the situation and the possible actions of government agencies. The lawyer believes that if it is a provocation , the Minister Sharifov himself can bring to justice the perpetrators. So, he can sue the source of information and publication in the country where the interview was published Shvets.
The Minister can protect his dignity, at least in the form of civil lawsuit - demanding a refutation and compensation. A former Soviet spy Yuri Shvets that lives in the United States, a few days ago in an interview with Ukrainian http://gordonua.com site said that the Finance Minister Samir Sharifov was recruited by Soviet intelligence. On the eve of the collapse of the USSR he was recruited by the Turks, and through them by the Americans. However, from the middle of the zero years of the 21st century Sharifov became again work for the Russian security services. Finance Ministry spokesman called the allegations by Shvets a “delusional fiction.”- 06B—
Politics
-
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OPHRD), a joint program of the World Organization against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), has called for the urgent release of activist Rufat Safarov from prison in Azerbaijan. It has launched a campaign in support of the Azerbaijani human rights defender. https://www.omct.org/en/resources/urgent-interventions/arbitrary-detention-and-judicial-harassment-against-rufat-safarov
-
This year, the laureate of the annual Nargiz Prize, awarded for efforts in the fight for democracy, was Akif Gurbanov, chairman of the board of the Resplatforma (Platform of the III Republic) movement, who is under arrest.
-
The U.S. will prohibit the issuing of visas for nearly a dozen more individuals responsible for undermining democracy in Georgia, bringing the total number to over 100, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
-
The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has expressed condolences to the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, following the tragic incident in the city of Magdeburg. "We are deeply shocked by the news of the deaths and injuries resulting from the tragic incident that took place at the Christmas market in Magdeburg," the message reads.
Leave a review