Consideration of appeal of NIDA activists was again postponed indefinitely. Today at the trial in the Baku Court of Appeal (BCA), the defense filed an appeal against the decision of the preliminary hearing of the BCA which refused to conduct re-trial. During the trial an incident occurred between the accused and escorts who badly treated the defendants. One of the guards even tried to use tear gas against the activists, but other guard kept him.
*On May 6, 2014 Baku Serious Crimes Court found guilty Novruzlu Shahin, Mammadov Azizov, Bakhtiyar Guliyev, Rashad Hasanov, Uzeyir Mammadli, Rashadata Akhundov, Zaur Gurbanly, and Ilkin Rustamzade of planning riots during a protest on March 10, 2013, Illegal possession of explosives and narcotics, as well as disorderly conduct, and sentenced them to prison terms ranging from six to eight years. Later Bakhtiyar Guliyev wrote a petition for pardon and abandoned his appeal. Amnesty International recognized all the convicted "prisoners of conscience". -16/06D-
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Namizad Safarov, a candidate for deputy in Azerbaijan’s Milli Majlis, has criticized the Central Election Commission (CEC) for its unpreparedness in holding democratic elections. Safarov, running from the First Nariman electoral district and serving as the self-nominated coordinator of the Committee against Repression and Torture, voiced his concerns to Turan after successfully collecting signatures from his supporters.
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The military prosecutor's office is investigating the suicide of Gahraman Arshadç a soldier of one of the military units stationed in the Kalbajar region. According to the prosecutor's office, criminologists examined the scene and the corpse, seized physical evidence and took statements. In fact, the military prosecutor's office opened a criminal case under the relevant Article of the Criminal Code, questioned witnesses, appointed examinations, the message says. The report does not say what kind of weapon the soldier shot himself with or when it happened.
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On 30 July no precipitation is expected in the capital. Wind is south-western. Air temperature during the day will be +28+32. Humidity during the day will be within 65-75 %.
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Employees of the 13th Police Department of Sabunchu district of Baku have detained a telephone fraudster, resident of the capital Sergey Karnaukhov, born in 1978.
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