On 6 August the Sumgait Appeal Court (SAC) dismissed the activists of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), Ruslan Garayev to administrative arrest. He was arrested on July 20 for a period of twenty days on charges of committing administrative offenses - "hooliganism" and "not obeying police." The activist rejected the accusations, calling them fictitious. Asabali Mustafayev, the lawyer of Garayev, told Turan about biased investigation of the appeal. The trial in the Court of Appeal in the case Garayev was held with violation of law. So, despite the fact that on 27 July the lawyer presented to the court an appeal, it was considered only on 6 August. Although, according to the law, in such cases, the complaint should be considered within one day.
Neither the complaint, nor the numerous petitions have been satisfied. The court did not investigate the reasons for preventing the meeting of the lawyer with his client; the petition on summons of police officers who detained Garayev and their re-questioning were not satisfied. The court rejected the petition on the request to summon the chief of the insulator of the Sumgayit police. The Court of Appeal dismissed the application on not responding the appeal of the lawyer to "102"service of the Interior Ministry and a "hot line" of the Ombudsman Office in connection with preventing his meeting with Garayev.
According to the lawyer, now the defense intends to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights to recognize the violation of Garayev’s rights. The PPFA believes that Garayev is persecuted for political reasons for opposition activities and criticism of the authorities in the social networks on the Internet. Law enforcement agencies do not comment on the arrest of Garayev.-06D--
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On Tuesday, rainy weather with thunderstorms and moderate northwest wind is expected in the Baku, according to meteorologists. The rainy weather will continue untill Wednesday evening. The air temperature at night will be +7 to +10°C, and during the day, +11 to +13°C. The humidity will be 80-90% at night and 70-80% during the day. Rain with thunderstorms will also affect other parts of the country. Snow is expected in mountainous areas. There will be fog in places, with westerly winds.
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Industry leaders from Google, Ambition Loop, and Azerbaijan Railways joined Azercell to explore corporate responsibility, innovative solutions, and collaborative approaches to advancing sustainability
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The COP29 conference concluded in Baku, leaving behind a trail of controversy and criticism. Renowned historian Jamil Hasanli characterized the event as a vivid reflection of governance problems in Azerbaijan under President Ilham Aliyev. Hasanli, a staunch critic of the administration, described COP29 as an expensive spectacle that exposed systemic failures and intensified international scrutiny of Azerbaijan's political and economic structures.
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President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola has invited Azerbaijani economist and political prisoner Professor Gubad Ibadoglu to Strasbourg to attend the 2024 Sakharov Prize award ceremony. The invitation, delivered by Member of the European Parliament Michael Bloss at the COP29 climate conference, comes as Ibadoglu remains under house arrest and prohibited from leaving Azerbaijan.
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