The sale of newspapers , magazines and books at the stations of the Baku Metro was completely stopped.
The head of the company "Metro -service" engaged in the sale of periodicals admitted that he had been ordered to stop selling periodicals in the subway. And the head of the public policy department of the Presidential Administration, Ali Hasanov, actually admitted that the decision to stop selling the press have been initiated by the authorities.
According to him, the subway is not the best place for newspaper and book trade, and all this was illegal. He also said that the cessation of sales in the metro will not affect the circulation of newspapers; who wants to buy newspapers , will be able to buy them in other places.
Commenting on these statements the Director of the Media Rights Institute (MRI), Rashid Hajily, said that the ban on the sale in the metro restricts freedom of expression and information.
"The only reason for the ban may be security concerns or a problem for the movement of passengers. But in this case , it is necessary to prohibit all trade," Hajily said, adding that the MRI intends to challenge this prohibition in court.
Director of the "Qanun" Publishing House, Shahbaz Khuduoglu, is surprised by the ban to sell newspapers and books in the subway. "All over the world, books are sold even in electronics stores. If it is necessary to prohibit something in the subway, it should be the trade of all kinds of things, what makes difficult the movement of passengers at stations "January 20 " and
"28 May". There are few places in Baku that sell books, and it was comfortable to buy books in the subway.
It is a strong blow to the cultural and educational level of the population, and it is necessary to obtain the repeal of the measure," said Khuduoglu.
Commenting on the ban on print sales in the subway, the Chairman of Azerbaijan Writers Union, Anar laconically replied, "they should not do it."
The Secretary of the Writers' Union, Chingiz Abdullayev, most of whose books were continuously sold in the metro, declined to comment the matter, citing a lack of information.
Being aware of all secrets of all the intelligence agencies of the world, Abdullayev was unaware of the situation in the Baku Metro.
"I have not heard about it. I'm a lawyer, and before commenting on anything, I must have accurate information," said Abdullayev , adding that he will be only able to comment on the situation on Monday. —06С-
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