Ilgar Mammadov

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Council of Europe urges Azerbaijan to clear criminal records of activists and opposition figures

by OC Media

•7 min read

The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has urged the government of Azerbaijan to abide by its obligations and remove all restrictions on ReAl party leader Ilgar Mammadov and seven others who were determined to be falsely imprisoned. The committee, which monitors the implementation of European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rulings, delivered the comments on 25 September while reviewing the performance of the Azerbaijani government. Along with Mammadov’s case, the committee was crit

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Azerbaijan opposition leader Ilgar Mammadov released from prison

by OC Media

•3 min read

An Azerbaijani court has overturned the prison sentence of Ilgar Mammadov, chair of the opposition Republican Alternative Movement (REAL). On Monday, Shaki Court of Appeals replaced his two remaining years in prison with a suspended prison term and a ban on leaving the country. Mammadov had already served 5 years in prison. According to RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani Service Radio Azadliq, Mammadov’s defence still plans to appeal the latest Court decision as he was not acquitted of the crimes he was

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EU Parliament calls for ‘Azerbaijani Laundromat’ investigation

by OC Media

•3 min read

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have demanded a ‘comprehensive investigation’ into the ‘Azerbaijani Laundromat’, a journalistic investigation which revealed a $2.9 billion laundering scheme allegedly operated by the Azerbaijani authorities and used to bribe high level European figures. According to the Press Centre of the European Parliament, MEPs condemned the recent ‘attempts by Azerbaijan and other autocratic regimes in third countries to influence European decision-makers t