The Iranian embassy in Baku called unfounded accusations of espionage against the citizens of Iran. On Friday, the Baku Serious Crimes Court sentenced an Iranian citizen to 15 years in prison on charges of espionage. According to the head of the press service of the Embassy, Mohammad Ayatollahi, the charges is a manifestation of "iranofobia." He also expressed a hope that the appellate court will remove the charges.
An Iranian citizen, Feyzi Bahram Hasan oglu, was convicted of preparing a terrorist act against the Israeli Embassy in Baku on the eve of "Eurovision" contest in May 2012. According to the investigation, he is a career member of the Iranian secret services. At the trial he said that he was forced to work for "Etellaat" intelligence service, for fear of being persecuted in the case of non-cooperation. After he moved to Baku in 2006 , he worked for "Etellat." -02D-
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Variable cloudiness is expected in Baku and Apsheron peninsula on Sunday, 28 July.
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As part of the struggle against illegal migration in Baku city, operative actions were carried out at different addresses. The Interior Ministry reports that employees of the Department for Combating Illegal Migration identified and detained 34 foreigners without documents giving the right to reside and stay on the territory of Azerbaijan.
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On July 25, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense accused Armenia of "provoking" by deploying heavy weapons in Kalbajar and quadcopters in the Tovuz direction. The ministry also expressed dissatisfaction and concern over Armenia's military cooperation with Western countries.
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During the operation of the Main Drug Control Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 5 members of an organized group engaged in drug trafficking were detained. All of them have previous convictions: Bahlul Ismayilov, Royal Aliyev, Khayal Aliyev, Samir Aghayev, and Ali Mammadli.
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