The Garadagh District Court today refused to accept an appeal of three former members of the special detachment of police (OPON) - Elchin Amiraslanov, Safa Poladov , and Arif Kazimov,serving a life sentence. They asked the court to replace the life sentence of imprisonment for 20 years. Prisoners have been serving sentences from 16 December, and the 20-year term expires on December 16 this year. The three convicts were arrested in connection with the rebellion of OPON in March 1995, and were sentenced to death. In connection with the abolition of executions in 1998, they are automatically assigned a life sentence.
Lawyer Elchin Sadigov noted the invalidity of the decision of Garadagh District Court. According to him, according to the Criminal Code in effect until 2000, a life sentence si replaced with 20-year sentence. The lawyer said that he would appeal the decision. Amiraslanov, Kazimov and Poladov were recognized by the Council of Europe experts as political prisoners.-06D-
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On Sunday, September 29, cloudy weather mostly without precipitation is expected in Baku and on the Absheron Peninsula, along with a prevailing northeast wind. Nighttime temperatures will range from 14 to 18°C, while daytime temperatures are expected to reach 22 to 26°C, according to the National Hydrometeorological Service under the Ministry of Ecology of Azerbaijan.
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An arms cache has been discovered in the village of Saray in the Absheron district, according to the Azerbaijani Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES). A mobile demining team from the Special Risk Rescue Service of the MES was dispatched to the site.
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With Baku poised to take center stage as the host city for COP29, the embassies of the Nordic countries have launched the initiative “NORDIC TALKS: The Nordic Green Model” in collaboration with the local platform Kitabistan. The project, led by the embassies of Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden, aims to share the successful experiences of the Nordic countries in transitioning to renewable energy and addressing climate change. Supported by the Nordic Council of Ministers, the initiative highlights the Nordic approach as a model for sustainable development.
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September 27 is commemorated as Remembrance Day in Azerbaijan. On that day, the 44-day Second Karabakh War began. The Azerbaijani Government stated that as a result of this war and the one-day military operation that followed, the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the country were ensured.
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