Four trials on claims of 21 affected by floods in 2010 in the Kura Valley took place in the Court of Appeal of Shirvan city under the chairmanship of Rafael Eyvazov and Ilham Amiraliev.
The lawsuits were filed against the Ministry for Emergency Situations (MES) due to non-implementation of the orders of the government to provide financial assistance to the flood victims. The plaintiffs represented Imishli, Sabirabad, Saatli, Salyan and Kurdamir districts.
Representative of MES, Vugar Hajiyev, told the court that the problems of people should be solved by the Chief Executives, at the same time, he argued that the MES "continues to study the situation."
At the request of a lawyer Fariz Namazly an coordinator of civil society "Kura", Oktay Gyulalyev, the judges decided to invite to the next meeting the heads of executive powers of these areas.
The defense also requested to examine the flood-affected homes, which the MES believes beyond repair. The Court agreed to consider the matter at their next trials, on November 5 and 14.
One hundred thirty complaints were made against the MES, and 28 of them were granted by the courts.
* In the 2010 flood affected eight regions. More than 100 hectares of land were flooded and 20,000 homes were destroyed. The government allocated about 500 million manat for the restoration of affected areas. However, staff of civil society "Kura" documented numerous cases of corruption and embezzlement of state funds, most of which were embezzled. The MES is responsible for the liquidation of the flood consequences, but it refused to provide data on the issue of monetary compensation, the constructed houses, and estimates of works.—0—
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