Baku / 03.09.18 / Turan: Today the Nasimi district court granted the request of the investigative body on the extension of the preventive measure in the form of arrest against Saleh Rustamov, the former head of the Gadabay region, until December 18, 2018, according to his brother Taleh Rustamov.
According to him, S. Rustamov and his nephew Vidadi Rustamli still do not give meetings and telephone talks with relatives. With regard to V.Rustamli, the court decided to extend the arrest for a further three months on August 31. Bahruz Bayramov, the lawyer of T.Rustamov told Turan that his client in court had not expressed his consent to the extension of the arrest and stated that he did not consider himself guilty.
The defense prepares complaints about the violation of S.Rustamov's rights with his relatives. S. Rustamov and V.Rustamli, according to their relatives, were arrested in May on charges of illegal drug trafficking. However, on May 26 the Prosecutor General's Office of Azerbaijan reported the arrest of S.Rustamov and V.Rustamli together with the activists of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan Agil Maharramov, Ruslan and Nasirli and Babek Hasanov in the case of "illegal financing" of the PFPA. Arrested persons were charged with illegal business, laundering money obtained by criminal means, etc. PFPA rejected accusations of illegal financing. Human rights activists recognized all the arrested as political prisoners.-03B06-
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An online meeting of civil society activists focused on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan, convened on the initiative of the Justice Solidarity Committee, highlighted significant concerns over the detention of journalists, political activists, and opponents of the war. The gathering, held on August 30, coincided with the International Day of Remembrance of the Missing and underscored the ongoing challenges facing both Azerbaijani and Armenian societies in the wake of the Karabakh conflicts.
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No precipitation is expected in Baku and on the Absheron Peninsula; the northwestern wind will change to a southeastern wind during the day. Air temperatures will range from 21-26°C at night and 33-38°C during the day, according to the National Hydrometeorology Service of the Ministry of Ecology.
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A fire has erupted at the Experimental and Testing Production of the Scientific Research Institute of SOCAR (the state oil company) in the Surakhani district of Baku, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. "Thanks to the urgent and necessary measures taken by the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the spread of the fire to neighboring areas, including nearby residential buildings, has been prevented," the statement reads. Efforts to extinguish the fire are still ongoing.
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In September, the average monthly air temperature in Azerbaijan is expected to be close to the climatic norm. Precipitation levels will also be near the norm, but in some areas, they will exceed it, according to the September forecast from the National Hydrometeorological Service.
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