Preventive Response Journalist Group (PRJG), set up to investigate the criminal case against the editor of "Khural" newspaper, Avaz Zeynalli, requires charges of extortion be dropped, as stated by members of the group at a press conference in the media center of the Institute for Reporters Freedom and Safety (IRFS).
It was noted the complaint of the MP Gular Akhmedova played a main role in the arrest of Zeyunalli. However, the situation has changed, since Akhmedova herself has been accused of "trafficking".
The PRJG believes it is not right to blame the journalist for a person’s testimony, who herself is involved in a major fraud case. PRJG suggested stopping the criminal case on charges of accepting a bribe; instead return the case in for further investigation on the remaining items of "tax evasion" and "not fulfilling judgment".
The PRJG pointed out the state prosecutor’s pressure on witnesses, as soon as they started to tell the truth during the trial.-05C-
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On December 25, an Embraer 190 passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC (AZAL), on a Baku–Grozny flight, crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan. Azerbaijan’s Consul General in Aktau, Ayxan Suleymanlı, stated that the plane had 67 people onboard, including crew members, 38 of whom died. According to him, 26 of the deceased were Azerbaijani citizens.
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On December 27th, rain is expected in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula, and heavy rainfall in some areas. The wind will be southeast. The air temperature at night will be +7 to +9°C, and during the day, it will be +9 to +11°C. Humidity will be 70-80%. Precipitation is expected across the country in the evening, particularly in the eastern regions. Snow is expected in the mountains.
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Embraer 190 plane of Azerbaijani airline AZAL crashed near the city of Aktau early in the morning on December 25.
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Embraer 190 plane of Azerbaijani airline AZAL crashed near the city of Aktau early in the morning on December 25.
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