On Friday Azerbaijan's Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of the arrested leader of the REAL Movement, Ilgar Mamedov, on the refusal to register him as a candidate the presidency. The Supreme Court considers grounded the CEC decision on the recognition of approximately 5,000 signatures in Mamedov’s flavor invalid.
The lawyer Khalid Bagirov introduced acts on the validity of signatures. Referring to the views of experts, he noted that the authentication of only one signature required a whole day.
Mamedov called the court ruling "politically motivated." He again called on his supporters to vote for the presidential candidate of the National Council, Jamil Hasanli. In addition, Mamedov said that while the country has a young supporters of the republic, there will not absolute monarchy in the country.—06B-
Politics
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On 6 February, the Baku Court of Appeal presided over by Faig Ganiyev rejected an appeal by Party of People's Front of Azerbaijan Ali Kerimli against a verdict of the Nasimi district court, which found him guilty under Article 147.1 (slander) and fined him AZN 1,500.
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On 6 February, 45 citizens of Azerbaijan were readmitted from Germany within the framework of the readmission agreement between Azerbaijan and the European Union. This was reported by the State Migration Service of Azerbaijan on 7 February.
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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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On February 6, pro-government media reported 6 that Azerbaijan is demanding the closure of the “Rossotrudnichestvo” representation in the country, as this organization is not registered in Azerbaijan. Requests from Turan agency to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan to confirm this information went unanswered.
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