Baku / 21.05.19 / Turan: The trial of the case against the ex-President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan in the Yerevan Court is suspended and the case is transferred to the Constitutional Court, Radio Liberty reported.
Judge David Grigoryan asks the Constitutional Court to verify the constitutionality of Article 300.1 of the Criminal Code on overthrowing the constitutional order.
On Saturday, the same judge changed the measure of restraint to Robert Kocharyan, freeing him from arrest, which caused outrage of the executive power and Prime Minister Pashinyan called for blocking the work of the courts, and then called for reform of the judicial system within 1-2 months. -02D-
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Head of the External Relations and Security Service of the EU Josep Borrel rejected the accusations against him and European countries made by the head of Azerbaijan at the COP29 conference the previous day.
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On Thursday, President Ilham Aliyev received the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, who arrived to participate in the COP29 climate conference.
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) today issued five rulings on applications from Azerbaijan. The case of "Afgan Mammadov v. Azerbaijan" concerned the complainant's exclusion from the Bar Association. Mammadov was expelled based on a complaint filed by a colleague, which he considered unjust. The ECHR ruled that Mammadov's rights had been violated and ordered Azerbaijan to pay him €5,000 in compensation for moral damage and €1,000 to cover legal costs.
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During the ongoing COP29 climate conference in Baku on November 14, a group of activists staged a protest condemning Russia's aggression against Ukraine. The activists also denounced countries that supply oil and weapons to nations waging aggressive wars. The protest featured placards with slogans such as: "From fossil fuels to peace!", "End war crimes!", "Punish the aggressor!", and "Phase out fossil fuel use to achieve peace!" among others.
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