The ex-President of Azerbaijan Ayaz Mutalibov announced his resignation as co-chair of the Social Democratic Party of Azerbaijan. This is stated in his congratulatory letter to the participants of the XII Congress of SDPA, which opened June 30 in Baku.
Ayaz Mutalibov thanked the party for their support for him. His departure from the post of party co-chair is explained with the adoption of the Law "On the ex-Presidents of Azerbaijan", which created the conditions for his return home from political asylum.
Mutalibov said that on his return he will take care of his health and his family. At the same time, he stressed that he remains committed to the values of social democracy. -03C04-
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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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The international organization "Women Press Freedom" condemned the arrest of journalist Shahnaz Beylergizi in Azerbaijan. A statement of the organization noted that this is the latest in a series of troubling state attacks on independent media in Azerbaijan. On the same day, another journalist, Shamshad Aga, was detained.
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Shamshad Aga, editor of the "Argument.az" website, has been found guilty in the Meydan TV case of smuggling (Article 206.3.2 of the Criminal Code) and sentenced to two months and one day in detention. The decision was made on February 6 by the Khatai District Court of Baku, as reported by Turan, citing his lawyer, Shahla Humbatova.
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