Press Review 12/25/13

Official newspapers report on the participation of Ilham Aliyev at the opening of the building of the Rehabilitation Center for people with disabilities.

The same newspapers published the statement of the Central Bank on the monetary and financial performance for 2014.

Azadlig gives the speech by Ilham Aliyev in the Municipality that in Azerbaijan there are the world's lowest tariffs for gas, water and fuel. The newspaper regards this as an announcement of price increase for water, gas and electricity in 2014.

At yesterday's meeting of the Court of Appeal two relatives of Beylar Eyyubov tried for a fight in the restaurant Azure in April this year named the country's courts "biased , dishonest and disgraceful ."

Experts believe unfounded the statement by Ilham Aliyev that the Baku metro operates at a loss, because the rent for facilities in the metro is 11 million manat per year.

Experts give sarcastic remarks about Finance Minister Samir Sharifov, who called the last 10 years a period of revival.

Zerkalo 

At least five people were killed by torture, which is one of the results of 2013. The Total Committee against Torture has received 116 complaints. Six of them are related to torture of women.

Express

In the Ukrainian city of Lugansk, unknown people shot the Azerbaijani businessman Vidadi Mammadov along with his wife in their house.

Echo

More than 70 % of severe accidents are caused by drivers of public transport.

Yeni Musavat also writes about the trial of two relatives of General Beylar Eyyubov, as well as the report by the Institute of Media Rights on the issue of "on-line transparency."  -0 -