The official and pro-governmental press writes about hearings of the situation in Azerbaijan at the Helsinki Commission in Washington. The Azerbaijani officials accuse the National Council members of betrayal of Azerbaijan’s interests.
Azadlig daily re-printed the story from Turkish Hurriyet newspaper that Anar Mammadov, son of Azerbaijani Transport Minister Ziya Mammadov, has bought an island in the Mediterranean Sea for $40 million.
Baku’s Mayoralty discusses the fate of half a million of illegal houses. Heads of some regions offered to demolish the houses, though earlier president recommended to legalize them.
Police has detained a close relative of ex-Deputy Gultakin Hajiyeva. She is accused of illegal exploitation of labor. The newspaper believes that this woman to blacken Hajiyeva.
The only opposition candidate for the presidency Rustam Ibragimbekov will arrive in Baku at the end of July.
Zerkalo
The newspaper’s columnist analyzes hearings about Azerbaijan in the US Congress.
Express
Azerbaijan is among top five countries importing Russian weapons.
Novoye Vremya
The Azerbaijani authorities called hearings in Washington a briefing.
Bizim Yol
Prosecutors Office has demanded to sentence employees of Texnika Bank for fraud. Total term of imprisonment is 223 years.
Nasimi region court partially allowed suit of Intur-Avto LLC against Baku’s Mayoralty, which is obliged to pay the firm 4,700,000AZN.
Yeni Musavat
The newspaper writes about purchase of the island by the Azerbaijani Transport Minister’s son and hearings in Washington.
Lawyer of businessman Huseyn Abdullayev has submitted the documents proving that the latter paid taxes to the government. The accusation of evasion of taxes and criminal case are groundless.—0--
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This month, cases of illegal surgical operations conducted by unqualified doctors were uncovered at the private Laser Beauty Clinic in Baku. The findings were reported by the Center for Analytical Expertise (CAE) of the Ministry of Health, which inspected the clinic following citizen complaints.
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Military expert and regular on state television channels, Adalat Verdiyev, has been accused of a serious crime—disclosure of military secrets. According to the charge (Article 308 of the Criminal Code), if the accused can prove the disclosure was unintentional, they may face 3 to 7 years in prison. Under aggravating circumstances, the sentence could range from 4 to 8 years.
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Rain is expected in Baku and Absheron on 28 November, forecasters of the National Centre for Hydrometeorology said. However, their today's forecast of rain in Baku has not come true.
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Short film "Fragments" by Iqbal Abilov, a Talysh researcher arrested in Azerbaijan, has been recognised at another international film festival.
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