The hearing the appeal by Faraj and Siraj Kerimli brothers scheduled for May 10 in the Supreme Court was postponed to May 24th, announced their lawyer Nemat Karimli. The deputy chairman of the party "Musavat" Faraj Kerimli and his non-party brother Siraj Kerimli were arrested in July 2014 on charges of drug trafficking. F.Kerimli was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison, and S.Kerimli 6 years. The latter was pardoned on March 17, 2016, however, he is also seeking acquittal. Both brothers were declared «prisoners of conscience» Amnesty International.- 06B--
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Variable cloudiness is expected in Baku and Apsheron peninsula on Sunday, 28 July.
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As part of the struggle against illegal migration in Baku city, operative actions were carried out at different addresses. The Interior Ministry reports that employees of the Department for Combating Illegal Migration identified and detained 34 foreigners without documents giving the right to reside and stay on the territory of Azerbaijan.
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On July 25, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense accused Armenia of "provoking" by deploying heavy weapons in Kalbajar and quadcopters in the Tovuz direction. The ministry also expressed dissatisfaction and concern over Armenia's military cooperation with Western countries.
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During the operation of the Main Drug Control Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 5 members of an organized group engaged in drug trafficking were detained. All of them have previous convictions: Bahlul Ismayilov, Royal Aliyev, Khayal Aliyev, Samir Aghayev, and Ali Mammadli.
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