The Voice of Mirza Xazar

[ 23 Sen. 2006 16:35 ] Today Elchin Behbudov, chairman of Azerbaijani Committee against Tortures visited Bayil jail #1. He told APA that he met with prisoners –Garib Mammadov, Mahyaddin Aliyev and valish Najafov. Garib Mammadov who was accused of robbery goes on hunger strike against the partial investigation conducted by Nasimi Distrtict Inspector Rashad Aliyev. He also complains about tortures. Behbudov said he will meet with Interior Minister Ramil Usubov to inform him. Other two inmates didn’t complain about any tortures. The both prisoners teased Fizuli region Mayor and his assistant under influence. /APA/

“Georgia deliberately postpones the start of construction of Kars-Akhalkalaki-Tbilisi-Baku railroad,” a Turkish high-ranking foreign ministry official is quoted as saying by APA. Despite the fact that Turkey and Azerbaijan spare no effort to start construction of the railway line, Georgia by any means is trying to drag out the process, the source says. Noting that Turkey is ready to allot its share for construction worth $220 million, and Azerbaijan has already given its investment money for it, the source says: “We can say we do not ask money from Georgia to construct this railway.” Despite the fact that Georgia is a party that will have more profit from realizing the project, “Tbilisi is putting bureaucratic obstacles on the way to postpone the construction,” the source says. “It is impossible to comprehend it,” the official says.

It is worth mentioning, Armenia is proactively opposing construction of the Kars-Akhalkalaki-Tbilisi-Baku railroad motivating it by the fact that the road is being constructed passing over already existing Kars-Gumri-Tbilisi-Baku road.

IA REGNUM

September 23 a new school year starts in Iran. However, in the Jolfa town, as well as in other Iranian towns, troops have been deployed by the authorities in order to prevent massive rallies, the APA news agency informs. The reason for the measure is mass protest actions held by Azeris against opening new schools in Farsi. Five Azeris have been arrested in Jolfa: Muhammedriz Hatemi, Gussein Shamsi, Adil Sukru, Reza Molai, and Zohrab Rashtberi.

(source: IA REGNUM)