Fikret Faramazoglu, the Editor of the site Jam.az has faced new, more serious charges. He was arrested on June 30, 2016 and charged with extortion by threats. According to the Interior Ministry, the journalist was detained at the time of taking 3,000 manats bribes from a businessman at a rate of. Today was also charged with extortion by threatening a group of persons by prior agreement, told a lawyer Elchin Sadigov. Under the previous charge Faramaoglu could face from 3 to 5 years in prison, but now from 5 to 10 years with confiscation of property. The lawyer called the new charges absurd.
"The reason for the charges is the publication of a journalist. Owners of commercial properties complained that his articles are biased, denigrate their honor and dignity, and are written in order to extort money from them. But there is no evidence," said the lawyer.
"We have put forward a request to prove the absence of contacts between the owners and Faramazoglu, such as localization of the journalist’s phones and owners of facilities, expertise fingerprints on banknotes confiscated from journalists," Sadigov said. The Interior Ministry claimed that Faramazoglu together with a group of people got a lot of money from many businessmen and officials, blackmailing their publication of compromising. Human rights activists have recognized Faramazoglu as a political pisoner.-06B-
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Lawyer Agil Layij has accused the chairman of the Baku Court of Appeals, Mubariz Akperov, of mismanagement and called on President Ilham Aliyev to intervene. Layij voiced his concerns in a Facebook post, stating that Akperov's leadership has reduced legal defense to a "formal level."
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As part of its strategy to support inclusivity, Bakcell, the leader in innovation and speed, organized an event titled “Innovating Towards Diversity” at the Kaşalata Café, established by the public union “Birgə və Sağlam” (Together, Healthy). The event celebrated the partnership between Bakcell and the public union while offering an opportunity to connect with the young employees of the café.
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The Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan has approved amendments to the regulation on the allocation of funds collected from traffic fines, initially established in 1999. The decision, formalized under the decree No. 14 on January 23, 2025, aims to align existing legislation with recent presidential directives to enhance traffic management in Baku's administrative territory.
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On 25 January, the weather in the capital will be changeable. At night and in the morning there will be weak precipitation in some places. Wind is north-western. At night +4+6, during the day +7+10.
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