Businessmen threaten to reveal a dirty compromising material against the head of the Baku Metro, Tagi Ahmedov

On Monday, a group of entrepreneurs engaged in trade in kiosks in the subway station "Koroglu", held a press conference in the Media Center  of the  Institute for Reporters Freedom and Safety,  and stated about violation of their rights by the leadership  of "subway ".

According to them, this summer, the chief of Baku Metro, Tagi Akhmedov, suspended trading in connection with the reconstruction of the station. However, after the repair Akhmedov  sold the kiosks to others, depriving about 40 entrepreneurs  of trade objects.

The price of one kiosk ranges from  12,000 to 20,000 manat. The kiosks located at the output of escalators  are sold for 70,000 – 80,000 manat.

Stores are  registered on the names of employees of the underground, but in reality,  they are transferred to other persons. Shopping facilities are sold by  persons named Zaur, Novruz and Rauf Ahmadov, son  of Taghi Ahmadov.

One of the businessmen, Talib Akhmedov, said the persons selling kiosks say they are acting on behalf of the First Lady of Azerbaijan, Mehriban Aliyeva. Former owners  of kiosks can not pay the   amount of money demanded  from them.

They say that for many years they were paid monthly rent amounting  from 300 to 1,200 manat. However, businessmen are skeptical that the  leadership of underground paid duty to the state.

Entrepreneurs  called on the law enforcement agencies to investigate these questions. After losing their jobs, businessmen  are without  funds, they can not send their children to kindergartens and schools.

The leadership of the underground put up  police near the kiosks  so that the  previous  owners  could not return.

Businessmen said that have audio and video materials, compromising the leadership of the subway.  If their demands are not met, it shall deliver publicly to available materials. Moreover, entrepreneurs are going to hold a protest in the form of hunger and to apply to the courts, after passing all the stages up to the European Court of Human Rights.-05C-