The State Border Service reported for December 2023
Baku/08.01.24/Turan: In December 2023, border guards detained 41 people for violating the state border of Azerbaijan: 20 citizens of Azerbaijan, 6 - Pakistan, 7 - Iran, 3 - India, 2 - Algeria, 1 - Tajikistan, 1 - Georgia and 1 - Turkey. As part of the fight against illegal migration, 22 people were detained who tried to cross the state border with forged documents. 834 people were detained for violating the rules of the border regime, and appropriate measures were taken against them.
As a result of anti-criminal measures, 404 wanted persons were detained and handed over to law enforcement agencies, 419 persons were banned from leaving the country, and 16 persons were banned from entering Azerbaijan.
155 kg of narcotic drugs were withdrawn from circulation. Contraband worth 2 million 357 thousand manats was seized. -0-
Politics
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Today, the Sabail District Court considered a motion to transfer young researcher Bakhruz Samedov, who is accused of "high treason," to house arrest.
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On January 22, lawyer Zibeyda Sadigova visited journalist Farid Ismayilov at the Baku Detention Center No. 1, who was arrested on January 17 in connection with the Toplum TV case. Ismayilov had been brought in for questioning back in March 2024 and placed under police supervision.
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On February 3, the trial of public activist Nijat Ibrahim will begin in the Baku Serious Crimes Court. This decision was made on Wednesday at a preparatory hearing by Judge Aygun Gurbanova. According to lawyer Zibeida Sadigova, Ibrahim was taken to court in handcuffs. There were guards sitting next to him throughout the whole process.
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On January 23, Hilal Mammadov, a member of the Public Council of the Talysh people of Azerbaijan (PCTP), was summoned to the State Security Service (SSS) of Azerbaijan. As he himself informed Turan, the summons was delivered to him today by officers from the Nizami district department of the SSS.
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