Press Review 02/16/15

Official newspapers published the text of the decree of Ilham Aliyev on the approval of the Regulations on the system ASAN and the decree on awarding the Order Dostlug (Friendship) to a member of the Russian Olympic Committee Vitaly Smirnov.

Azadlig

The convicted Lamia Guliyeva denied the allegations of pro-government media that she had a baby in prison by artificial insemination. She stated that she had sexual intercourse with a prisoner in jail and she was created the conditions for this.

The false witness against the human rights defender Intigam Aliyev, accountant of the Legal Culture Society Gulshan Orujova transferred funds of the NGO, as well as the funds of Media Rights Institute, where she was also an accountant, to the account of her sister Afsana.

In Azerbaijan’s exports only 4.3% are non-oil goods, which experts call a shameful phenomenon.

The "hearing" of relations with the United States organized in the Parliament of Azerbaijan is "unfortunate show dangerous for Azerbaijan," according to the opposition.

Due to the fall in oil prices, chemical enterprises Azerkimya of SOCAR will sack two thousand employees.

The presidential administration said that 33 housing construction firms are engaged in fraud. Experts regard this recognition as an attempt to withdraw from the illegal actions in the housing market.

Yeni Musavat

Experts believe that statements of official Baku to preserve the stability of the year-end exchange rate of manat are not real.

Accused of murdering the son of the head of the Shamkir region Aslan Aslanov, Vugar Aliyev said he was long tortured into testifying that the murder was ordered by the Minister of Taxes Fazil Mammadov.

The fall in oil prices has affected the wholesale markets Bina and Sadarak, where many shops are already closed. -0-