Today, Nasimi District Court of Baku rejected the petition replacement arrest Khadija Ismailova to house arrest, Turan was told by the journalist's lawyer Fariz Namazly. Ismayilova participated at the trial. The decision will be appealed.
* Khadija Ismayilova was arrested on December 5, 2014 on charges of incitement to suicide attempts a journalist Tural Mustafayev. However, on February 13, prosecutors filed new charges under three Articles of the Criminal Code - 179.3.2 (large scale embezzlement), 192.2.2 (illegal business with extraction of large income), and 308.2 (abuse of power, resulting in grave consequences.) It rejects the allegations and believes that she is being persecuted for journalistic investigation of corruption in the higher echelons of power. -16D-
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The Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan has effectively acknowledged that President Ilham Aliyev’s official aircraft, “Baku-1,” encountered external technical interference while flying to St. Petersburg for the informal summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on December 25. The revelation comes amid growing scrutiny of the incident, including reports of a GPS signal loss over Russian airspace.
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In Yardimly region of Azerbaijan, 20 kg of drugs and psychotropic preparations were found and seized from drug couriers, the regional group of the Interior Ministry's press service reported.
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On 6 February, precipitation in the form of light rain is expected in Baku and Absheron in the first half of the day. Wind is north-west, gusty. At night + 3+5, +6+8 in the afternoon.
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Azerbaijan is set to experience a sharp drop in temperatures, with stormy and snowy conditions expected across the country in the coming days, the National Hydrometeorology Service said on Monday. The forecast warns of intense precipitation in some areas, snowfall in mountainous and foothill regions, icy roads, and strong winds.
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