Today at the trial in Baku Serious Crimes Court in the case of Nazim Agabayov, brother-in-law by Emin Milli, the head of "Meydan TV", the prosecutor made a closing statement, and asked the court to sentence the defendant to seven years in prison. Agabayov was arrested on 23 July 2015 under Article 234.4.3 (illegal manufacture, production, storage and sale of large scale drugs) of the Criminal Code, which punishes with imprisonment from 5 to 12 years. Agabayov rejects the accusation and believes that he is being persecuted because of family ties with Milli. Lawyer Adil Ismayilov said that he believed that the prosecutor would ask for acquittal. Protection asked for time to prepare for the final speech. The next trial is scheduled for April 22 .- 03D-
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Variable cloudiness is expected in Baku and Apsheron peninsula on Sunday, 28 July.
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As part of the struggle against illegal migration in Baku city, operative actions were carried out at different addresses. The Interior Ministry reports that employees of the Department for Combating Illegal Migration identified and detained 34 foreigners without documents giving the right to reside and stay on the territory of Azerbaijan.
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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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