Photo TURAN.
Baku/03.02.23/Turan: On February 3, relatives of the victims of the "Terter case" held another event at the "Research Center against Torture".
They again raised the issue of gross and massive violations of the law in this case and expressed dissatisfaction that those who sanctioned mass torture and issued unjustified sentences have not yet been punished. Relatives told the details of torture and illegal actions of the investigating authorities. Parents called on President Ilham Aliyev to review the charges in the Terter case.
* After the April battles of 2016, a group of servicemen was accused of treason. The joint statement of the Prosecutor General's Office, the State Security Service, the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Internal Affairs said that the military was spying for Armenia.
However, in 2019 it became known that more than 100 soldiers and officers detained in May-June 2017 were tortured. 25 servicemen were sentenced to long terms of imprisonment, 9 more people died as a result of torture.
Later, some of the defendants were acquitted, and those responsible for torture were arrested. The process of acquittal of illegally convicted continues. Last year, on October 5, the courts acquitted 16 people, and on December 6, another 19 people. -0-
Social
-
On Sunday, 17 November, variable cloudiness is expected in Baku and Apsheron peninsula. At night and in the morning in some places there will be occasional rains. In the morning in some places of the peninsula short-term precipitation will be of heavy rainfall character. Occasionally strengthening north-west wind will weaken in the afternoon.
-
The incidence of thyroid cancer has sharply increased in Baku, endocrinologist Sadig Babirov stating a large number of such pathologies in children.
-
November 14 was World Diabetes Day. In Azerbaijan, it is intended that people suffering from diabetes receive free medications. According to a decision by the Cabinet of Ministers, these free medications are prescribed on a special form approved by the Ministry of Health. However, complaints persist about ongoing issues with the distribution of these free medications.
-
On November 16, the weather in the capital will be overcast, with possible rain in the evening in some areas. There will be fog in the morning and evening. A moderate south-western wind will shift to a north-western direction. At night, the temperature will range from +9°C to +11°C, and during the day, it will be between +14°C and +18°C. Humidity will be 70-80%.
Leave a review