Press Review 12/12/15

The official press writes about the outcome of the visit of Ilham Aliyev to China and on the anniversary of Heydar Aliyev's death.

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The newspaper publishes material about illegal business of the former MNS General Akif Chovdarov and his relationship with known football players.

The accountant at the Shirvan Hotel in Shamakhi committed suicide because of debts. The hotel is rumored to belong to Baylar Eyyubov, Chief of the Security Service.

PFPA sued the Ministry of Justice because of the refusal to register the party after its new Congress.

The arrested ex-chief of staff of the Ministry of Communications said through his lawyer that he has no relation to the MNS and their deeds.

The renowned lawyer Gurban Mammadov said that the country is controlled by the Mafia.

The Director of the state publishing house Azerbaijan Agabek Askerov said that some racketeer newspapers are backed by state officials, without naming specific names.

Express comments on the statement by the Minister of National Security Madat Guliyev, who said that this department laid off 250 employees for two months.

Bizim Yol reported that the arrested former head of the International Bank of Azerbaijan Jahangir Hajiyev blamed the bad loans on the head of the Supervisory Board, the Minister of Finance Samir Sharifov.

Yeni Musavat:  The political analyst Arastun Orujlu says that the Eldar Mahmudov team was planning to seize power, and he wanted to become Prime Minister.

Armed police took control of all the schools in the villages around Nardaran.

A local activist of the Muslim Unity Ramin Aliyev was arrested in Jalilabad.