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Baku/14.06.17/Turan: Today the verdict for the editor-in-chief of the site Jam.az Fikret Faramazoglu (Ibishbeyli) was announced in the Baku Serious Crimes Court. The court found him guilty of extortion by threats and sentenced him to seven years imprisonment, and prohibited him from engaging in journalism for two years after his release. The defense does not agree with the decision of the court and intends to appeal against it.
The prosecutor earlier asked the court to sentence Faramazoglu to eight years of imprisonment.
Faramazoglu was arrested on June 30, 2016 by officers of the Office for Combating Organized Crime of the Moscow Patriarchate. According to the police, he was detained red-handed after receiving a bribe of 3000 manats.
The journalist rejected the accusations and said that he was being persecuted for publications about illegal dens. Local human rights defenders recognized him as a political prisoner. -16D06--
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No precipitation is expected in Baku and on the Absheron Peninsula; the northwestern wind will change to a southeastern wind during the day. Air temperatures will range from 21-26°C at night and 33-38°C during the day, according to the National Hydrometeorology Service of the Ministry of Ecology.
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A fire has erupted at the Experimental and Testing Production of the Scientific Research Institute of SOCAR (the state oil company) in the Surakhani district of Baku, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. "Thanks to the urgent and necessary measures taken by the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the spread of the fire to neighboring areas, including nearby residential buildings, has been prevented," the statement reads. Efforts to extinguish the fire are still ongoing.
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In September, the average monthly air temperature in Azerbaijan is expected to be close to the climatic norm. Precipitation levels will also be near the norm, but in some areas, they will exceed it, according to the September forecast from the National Hydrometeorological Service.
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