By midnight, Toplum TV employees Parvan Guryanly, Alya Agayeva, Jeyhun Hasanli, Jamila Azimova, Fidan Alijanova, Javid Ramazanov, Gulyeter Mahmudova, Samir Agazade, Sadig Mamedov, who were detained on March 6, were released from the main police department of the city of Baku.
This was reported by the editor-in-chief of Toplum TV, Khadija Ismailova.
Other Toplum TV employees Elmir Abbasov, Taleh Badalov, Khanlar Alizadeh, Mushvig Jabbarova and Farid Ismailov, members of the Institute of Democratic Initiatives Ali Zeynal and Ilkin Akhmedov, as well as members of Platform III Republic Akif Gurbanov and Ruslan Izzetli remained in the police.
A criminal case has been opened against Ismailov under Art. 206.3.2 (smuggling by prior conspiracy of persons) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan, said lawyer Zibeyda Sadigova.
According to her, Ismailov stated that psychological and physical pressure was put on him to sign some documents. He refused. The defense will file a complaint.
According to the latest information under Art. 206.3.2 Mushfig Jabbarov, Ali Zeynal, Ramil Babayev, Elmir Abbasov and Ilkin Akhmedov are also suspected.
Politics
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On January 23, the Deputy Commander of the Azerbaijani Ground Forces, Ilgar Latifov, met with a Pakistani delegation headed by the Director General of Military Operations, Abdullah Kashif. The parties discussed the state and prospects for the development of military cooperation between Azerbaijan and Pakistan, as well as the importance of increasing the intensity of joint exercises.
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The announcement of 2025 as the "Year of the Constitution and Sovereignty" in Azerbaijan has sparked rumors and speculation about the government's plans to hold a constitutional referendum this year. Today's statement in the Milli Majlis by the head of the parliamentary committee on human rights and concurrently the director of the Center for Humanitarian Studies, Zahid Oruj, confirmed that these expectations are not groundless.
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As part of the peace process with Azerbaijan, Armenia has proposed solutions to all agenda issues, stated Armen Grigoryan, Secretary of Armenia's Security Council, on January 23. "We are not asking for peace, we are offering peaceful solutions to all existing issues. For the two unresolved points, we have sent proposals and are waiting for a response from the Azerbaijani side. We hope that we will find solutions," Grigoryan said, according to Armenian media. Meanwhile, the press service of Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Turan that "negotiations on the text of the peace agreement are ongoing."
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On January 23, Hilal Mammadov, a member of the Board of the Public Council of Talysh of Azerbaijan (OSTA), was interrogated by the State Security Service (SGB) as a witness in the case of researcher Igbal Abilov, who is accused of treason. As reported by Turan, Mammadov was questioned about Abilov's activities, scientific works, and publications.
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