Today at the trial on the so-called Nardaran case the lawyers began their concluding speeches. The lawyers call the criminal case unfounded and ask the court to acquit the accused. Their statements continue.
Earlier, the prosecutor urged to sentence the leader of the Muslim Unity Movement Taleh Bagirzadeh to life imprisonment. For the remaining 17 defendants the public prosecutor demanded 10 to 20 years in prison.
The defendants were arrested during the raid in Nardaran on 26 November 2015. They were charged with attempting to violent change of the constitutional order, terrorism, murder, illegal possession of weapons and others. Fouad Gahramanli was accused of anti-state calls, inciting ethnic hatred, and calls to mass disorder.
Human rights activists admit all the accused as political prisoners. -06D-
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November 8 is celebrated as Victory Day in Azerbaijan. In 2020, Azerbaijan restored its territorial integrity through a 44-day war and a one-day military operation in 2023. Although a ceasefire declaration was signed between the leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Russia, a peace treaty between Baku and Yerevan has yet to be signed, even four years later.
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On Saturday, rain with heavy showers in some areas is expected in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula. There will be fog in the morning and evening, and the wind will be from the northwest. The air temperature: at night +6°C to +10°C; in the daytime +12°C to +15°C.
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A 32-year-old man, who had threatened to jump off a bridge, blocked traffic on the airport road.
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On 8 November in the capital it will be cloudy, rain is possible at night. In Apsheron, precipitation will be intense with thunderstorms. Wind is south-western, in the morning a slight fog.
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