Today the Baku Serious Crimes Court chaired by Eldar Mikyailov held a preparatory trial in the case of Rufat and Rovshan Zahidov. The first is the nephew of political emigrant Ganimat Zahid, the head of the TV program "Azerbaijan Saati". And the second is his cousin. The trial scheduled for today was adjourned because the accused had not been provided with indictment. The next trial is scheduled for 23 February. Zahidovs were arrested in July 2015 on charges of possession and distribution of drugs (Article 234.4.1 and 234.4.3 of the Criminal Code). They can be imprisoned from five to 12 years in prison. Ganimat Zahid believes that the arrest of his relatives is a political order. A lawyer Bahruh Bayramov said that there was not any evidence against his clients during the preliminary investigation, and Zahidovs are completely innocent. -03C04-
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Variable cloudiness is expected in Baku and Apsheron peninsula on Sunday, 28 July.
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As part of the struggle against illegal migration in Baku city, operative actions were carried out at different addresses. The Interior Ministry reports that employees of the Department for Combating Illegal Migration identified and detained 34 foreigners without documents giving the right to reside and stay on the territory of Azerbaijan.
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On July 25, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense accused Armenia of "provoking" by deploying heavy weapons in Kalbajar and quadcopters in the Tovuz direction. The ministry also expressed dissatisfaction and concern over Armenia's military cooperation with Western countries.
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During the operation of the Main Drug Control Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 5 members of an organized group engaged in drug trafficking were detained. All of them have previous convictions: Bahlul Ismayilov, Royal Aliyev, Khayal Aliyev, Samir Aghayev, and Ali Mammadli.
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