The Sumgayit City Court chaired by Elman Mammadov considered the appeal of the human rights activist Intigam Aliyev who is serving his term on probation. He asked for the permission to leave the country to participate in several events in October and November. According to Aliyev, the court hearing was postponed several times. On October 18th the Court examined the appeal and rejected the request on the pretext that the law does not allow to leave the country on probation.
It is noteworthy that before the court has allowed Aliyev to leave the country and on 6-7 June he took part in the international conference in Strasbourg. This happened after an appeal to the Council of Europe leadership to the Azerbaijani government. At the conference, he talked about the problem of political prisoners, prevents the development of civil society in Azerbaijan, which irritated the authorities of Azerbaijan.
After that Aliyev went to Belgrade for a conference on the independence of judges and lawyers. Based on its results was prepared a critical report for discussion at the UN session. Apparently, the active participation of Aliyev at the conference in Strasbourg and Belgrade, as well as its activities in the working group, the announced recently a new list of political prisoners, caused indignation, and the authorities have decided not to let him to leave the country. Earlier, the court did not allow the journalist Khadija Ismayilova to leave the country.
Intigam Aliyev was invited to Strasbourg at a meeting of the Expert Council on NGO law the member of which he is. On October 20-21 was planned Aliyev’s participation in the discussions of the Azerbaijani government at the session of the UN Committee on Human Rights in Geneva.
Aliyev was also invited on 16-18 November to the meeting of the Global Legal Network for the sake of the public interest (PİLNet) in Amsterdam. Then he was invited to the 8th meeting of the Civil Society Forum of "Eastern Partnership" on November 28-29 in Brussels.
* Intigam Aliyev was arrested in August 2014, and was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison on charges of economic crimes. On March 28, the Supreme Court changed the real term to the probation term for a period of 5 years. -06B--
Social
-
Lawyer Agil Layij has accused the chairman of the Baku Court of Appeals, Mubariz Akperov, of mismanagement and called on President Ilham Aliyev to intervene. Layij voiced his concerns in a Facebook post, stating that Akperov's leadership has reduced legal defense to a "formal level."
-
As part of its strategy to support inclusivity, Bakcell, the leader in innovation and speed, organized an event titled “Innovating Towards Diversity” at the Kaşalata Café, established by the public union “Birgə və Sağlam” (Together, Healthy). The event celebrated the partnership between Bakcell and the public union while offering an opportunity to connect with the young employees of the café.
-
The Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan has approved amendments to the regulation on the allocation of funds collected from traffic fines, initially established in 1999. The decision, formalized under the decree No. 14 on January 23, 2025, aims to align existing legislation with recent presidential directives to enhance traffic management in Baku's administrative territory.
-
On 25 January, the weather in the capital will be changeable. At night and in the morning there will be weak precipitation in some places. Wind is north-western. At night +4+6, during the day +7+10.
Leave a review