On May 9, Rashad Ramazanov, an active user of social networks, a philosopher and believer was charged under Article 234.4.3 of the Criminal Code (illegal possession and sale of drugs in large size). On May 10, Narimanov District Court ordered that Ramazanov (Rashad Hagigat Agaaddin) be detained for a period of three months. He is being held at the Chief Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (CDCO) of the Interior Ministry. According to Ramazanov’s lawyer, his client was detained on May 9 near the "20 January" metro station. According to police, nine grams of heroin were confiscated from his possession. Ramazanov rejected the accusation, has lawyer stated.
Ramazanov believes that he is being persecuted for political reasons because he criticized the authorities on social networks. Ramazanov holds a Doctor of Philosophy. If Ramazanov’s guilt is proven, Ramazanov could be imprisoned for up to 12 years with confiscation of his property.
On his Facebook page, Agaaddin posted articles and statuses about religion, freedom and justice (Rashad Heqiqet Ağaaddin.) In particular, he wrote ironically about the third presidential candidacy of Ilham Aliyev, when he wrote that probably Aliyev wants to be included the Guinness Book of Records.
He called the Azerbaijani authorities “diabolical Aliyev’s regime.” --16B06--
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Armenia is not against the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, but does not consider it appropriate to discuss this issue now. "In the context of peace, we consider it possible to make a decision on the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group. When peace is an established fact, the existence of such a format may raise questions," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference today. "The whole question is about the timing, we need to understand how effectively and correctly to turn such topics into a subject of discussion right now," the Armenian Prime Minister added.
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He expressed his willingness to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the border between the two countries. "A meeting with Ilham Aliyev could take place at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. I am open to such a format," Pashinyan said at a press conference today. According to Pashinyan, Armenia recently presented another proposal for a peace treaty to Azerbaijan.
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On August 31, Azerbaijan observes a "day of silence" before the Sunday’s early parliamentary elections for the unicameral Milli Majlis. All electoral campaigning is prohibited 24 hours before the voting. The early elections were initiated by the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party. This decision was motivated by the overlap of the scheduled elections in November with the global UN forum - the COP20 climate conference taking place in Baku.
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On August 30, at approximately 22:55, the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant in Metsamor was disconnected from the country's power grid, as reported by the Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure. The shutdown was caused by a lightning strike, which triggered the plant's safety systems to switch the station to a safe shutdown mode. Currently, the plant's staff is working on restarting the facility.
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