Today Baku Serious Crimes Court chaired by Judge Eldar Mikailov held a preparatory meeting in the case of the head of the site "Jam.az" Fikret Faramazoglu. According to the correspondent of Turan, at today's meeting the lawyer Elchin Sadigov made a motion to dismiss the case or changing the measure of restraint on house arrest. The judge dismissed the application and scheduled the beginning of the trial on the merits on 6 December. After the meeting Faramazoglu’s wife said she does not expect a fair solution. According to her, the pressure on him is still in progress.
Fikret Faramazoglu was arrested on June 30, 2016, and was charged under the Article 182 of the Criminal Code (extortion by threats). According to the Interior Ministry, the journalist was arrested at the moment of getting 3,000 manat bribe from entrepreneur. Then the charge against the journalist was increased to "extortion by a group of persons by means of threats or committing such acts in order to seize the property."
On the first charge Faramazoglu will be punished by imprisonment for a term of five years, but now he can be convicted to 10 years with confiscation of property. Fikret Faramazoglu is recognized as political prisoners by local human rights activists. -16/36d-
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Filming within a polling station without the citizen's consent may be stopped. According to local media reports, this issue was discussed by Mazahir Panahov, the Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC), on February 1.
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On February 4, the weather in Baku will be changeable, with no precipitation. There will be fog in some areas in the morning and evening. A moderate southwest wind will blow. The air temperature at night will be between +4°C and +7°C, and during the day, it will range from +8°C to +13°C. The humidity will be 70-80%.
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Variable cloudiness, with occasional overcast skies and no precipitation will be in Baku and Absheron Peninsular. At night and in the morning, fog and light drizzle are expected in some areas. A southeast wind will shift to a northwest wind by the evening. The air temperature will be +1 to +6°C at night and +8 to +11°C during the day, according to the National Hydrometeorological Service of Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Ecology.
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50% discount on select "SuperSən" tariff packages with the purchase of Xiaomi smartphones The leading mobile operator of the country Azercell is launching a special campaign in celebration of Youth Day. Customers purchasing a Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 series smartphone at Azercell Exclusive stores and official dealer stores will receive a 50% discount on the "SuperSən 6GB" and "SuperSən 10GB" tariff packages for two months.
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