Əfqan Muxtarlı
Baku/21.04.21/Turan: After the interrogation of Afgan Mukhtarli on April 21, the employees of the Prosecutor's Office of Georgia assigned him the status of a victim. The prosecutor's office also reclassified the actions of the abductors of the Azerbaijani journalist to a more serious article, "Caucasian Knot" reports. Thus, the Prosecutor's Office of Georgia satisfied the petition of Archil Chopikashvili, a lawyer of the NGO "Rights of Georgia".
"The investigation, which has so far been conducted under Article 143 of the Criminal Code of Georgia (" Unlawful Deprivation of Liberty "), will continue under paragraph" a "of the third part of Article 143 (" Deprivation of liberty by a group of persons by prior conspiracy "), the NGO Prava Georgia".
On April 9, Afgan Mukhtarli was questioned by the prosecutor's office in the presence of his lawyer Archil Chopikashvili and said that before the abduction he was constantly under surveillance. The journalist provided the investigators with photographs of two people who followed him, suggesting that it was with their help that his abduction in Tbilisi was planned.
Mukhtarli's poll in the General Prosecutor's Office of Georgia, which began on April 9, lasted more than 10 hours and ended after midnight. According to Mukhtarly, he also gave the investigators several names and provided detailed information about the place of abduction and subsequent movements of the abductors.
* Investigative journalist Afgan Mukhtarli was kidnapped in Tbilisi in May 2017 and secretly transported to Azerbaijan, where he was accused of smuggling, illegal border crossing, and violence against a border guard and sentenced to 6 years in prison. According to unofficial information, he was kidnapped by three Georgian police officers and handed over to the law enforcement agencies of Azerbaijan on the border of the two countries.
The arrest of Mukhtarli was condemned by the European Parliament and international human rights organizations. Amnesty International recognized him as a "prisoner of conscience".
He was released on March 17, 2020 after the commutation of the sentence and he was immediately sent to Germany. — 06D-
Social
-
The Central Election Commission (CEC) announced the preliminary results of the snap parliamentary elections held on September 1 for the Milli Majlis. According to the results, the ruling New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) secured more than half of the parliamentary seats (68). It is expected that 13 seats will be distributed among 10 parties in total. The Citizen Solidarity Party will be represented by three seats, while the Justice, Law, and Democracy Party will have two seats. Eight other parties—the Republican Alternative Party, National Independence Party, Democratic Reforms Party, Motherland Party, Great Creation Party, Great Azerbaijan Party, National Front Party, and Azerbaijan Democratic Enlightenment Party—are close to securing one seat each.
-
Baku and the Apsheron Peninsula have seen an increase in the volume of dust in the air. According to the National Hydrometeorological Service, the volume of dust exceeds the norm by 2.5-3 times.
-
Pursuing its strategic goal of “Easing Connectivity, Empowering Lives!”, “Azercell Telecom” LLC is introducing another innovation in customer service. Starting from 02.09.2024, Azercell accepts digital identity cards for all transactions at its offices. This project is being carried out in collaboration with the Innovation and Digital Development Agency (IDDA).
-
An online meeting of civil society activists focused on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan, convened on the initiative of the Justice Solidarity Committee, highlighted significant concerns over the detention of journalists, political activists, and opponents of the war. The gathering, held on August 30, coincided with the International Day of Remembrance of the Missing and underscored the ongoing challenges facing both Azerbaijani and Armenian societies in the wake of the Karabakh conflicts.
Leave a review