Baku/02.05.17/Turan: The preventive reaction group, consisting of civil society representatives, sent a request to the country's prosecutor general in connection with the April 28 death in the investigative isolator of the blogger Mehman Galandarov. The letter notes that official structures claim suicide, which raises serious doubts. Mehman was a persistent person who always defended the interests of democracy and was not afraid of reprisals. On February 7, he came to the monument to Heydar Aliyev with a poster demanding the release of Giyas Ibrahimov and Bayram Mammadov, convicted for writing political slogans on this monument. On the same day he was arrested for three months on charges of drug trafficking (Article 234.2 of the Criminal Code). In the police, he was tortured, threatened to kill. The penitentiary service first denied Mehman's death, and then secretly buried him, without giving out the body to relatives and notifying him about the time and place of burial. All this, as well as testimonies of witnesses, indicate that he was killed as a result of torture. "We consider it necessary to thoroughly investigate this case and conduct exhumation. Examination of the body should be conducted with the participation of representatives of the public and independent experts, "it was noted in the appeal.
* The preventive response team is called upon to investigate the facts of pressure and harassment of civil society activists, journalists and politicians, to take possible measures to prevent such phenomena. The group was established in 2011 and its members are civil society activists of the country. -05D-
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The closure of Azerbaijan's land borders was discussed during the parliamentary session on November 25. While the government’s decision cites the coronavirus pandemic as the main reason—despite the World Health Organization declaring its end last year—Zahid Oruj, Chair of the Human Rights Committee in the Milli Majlis, pointed to other factors. He stated, "Opening the borders could result in an influx of hundreds of thousands of non-Azerbaijani refugees due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Additionally, in Iran, many are prepared to cross into Azerbaijan to safeguard their lives and assets amid military strikes. Such waves of refugees could lead to humanitarian, social, and cultural clashes that may threaten political stability."
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On Tuesday, the General Prosecutor's Office announced the initiation of new criminal cases against agricultural product exporters who allegedly concealed their earnings abroad. Specifically, the Sumgayit City Prosecutor's Office has opened a criminal case under Articles 208.2.1 and 208.2.2 (failure to return foreign currency to the country in large amounts by prior agreement of a group of individuals) and Article 308.2 (abuse of office causing serious consequences) against officials of the company "SOİL BOONS" LLC – Jahangir Aliyev, Elyar Gadzhiev, Mehman Mirzamedev, Saleh Gabilov, and Aly Aliyev.
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Rains will continue in Baku and Absheron on 27 November, forecasters said. In places, precipitation will be intense with thunderstorms. Moderate north-west wind.
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On Tuesday, rainy weather with thunderstorms and moderate northwest wind is expected in the Baku, according to meteorologists. The rainy weather will continue untill Wednesday evening. The air temperature at night will be +7 to +10°C, and during the day, +11 to +13°C. The humidity will be 80-90% at night and 70-80% during the day. Rain with thunderstorms will also affect other parts of the country. Snow is expected in mountainous areas. There will be fog in places, with westerly winds.
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