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The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) today reduced the sentence in respect of spouses Arif and Leyla Yunus sentenced respectively to 8 and 7, 5 years of imprisonment. The Court of Appeal replaced the actual sentences by the "conditional" on probation for 5 years. Leyla Yunus was released in the courtroom. Her husband Arif Yunus has been at large since November 12, when the court changed the measure of restraint to release on not leaving.
Director of the Institute of Peace and Democracy Leyla Yunus and her husband, a political analyst Arif Yunus, were arrested in the summer of 2014, and in August this year they were convicted on charges of economic crimes, respectively, to 8.5 and 7 years in prison. They were considered "prisoners of conscience". The US, the EU and the countries of the EU, Council of Europe, OSCE and international human rights organizations have repeatedly called for the release of the couple Yunus.-06C—
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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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Weather will be changeable in Baku on July 27. It will rain in places on Absheron. Wind is north-western, gusty. Air temperature during the day will be +28+32. Daytime humidity is 70-75%.
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People's Artist Agadadash Agayev has been charged with hooliganism with the use of weapons, Article 221.3 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan. A similar charge was brought against the guard of the clinic where the incident occurred.
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