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  • BAKU: Elections: Ruling party accuses Opp. of ties with Armenia

    Azerbaijani TV Channel One, Baku, in Azeri
    19 Sep 05

    AZERI ELECTION: RULING PARTY ACCUSES OPPOSITION OF TIES WITH ARMENIA


    Ali Ahmadov, executive secretary of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party,
    slammed Musavat Party leader Isa Qambar for "lying". He disproved a
    statement by Isa Qambar that only wages of rapid reaction forces were
    raised. Ahmadov also tried to disprove Isa Qambar's statement that
    allegedly officers in the army were paid less than police. He accused
    the opposition of supporting Armenians. Ahmadov said that orange
    flags carried by the Azadliq election bloc and shirts worn by
    representatives of this bloc resemble Armenia's flag.

    Malik Islamov from the Liberal Party of Azerbaijan said that he had
    resigned from the law-enforcement agencies in protest against
    lawlessness and arbitrariness. He slammed the head of the Azizbayov
    district executive authorities and election officers for interfering
    in the election and propagating for a candidate of the ruling New
    Azerbaijan Party. He urged voters to be careful and attentive in
    making their choices. By voting for me, you will vote for democracy,
    justice, he concluded.

    Rauf Arifoglu, deputy chairman of the Musavat Party, said that he had
    planned to speak on certain issues. However, as the first speaker in
    the election broadcast, Ali Ahmadov, slammed Musavat Party leader Isa
    Qambar, he decided to change his topic and disprove what "the
    representative of the tribal regime" tried to say. Azerbaijanis want
    to be free from the current clan regime, Arifoglu said. He said that
    the only possible way to get rid of the clan and tribal regime is to
    vote for opposition representatives. He rejected President Ilham
    Aliyev's statement on creation of 300,000 jobs as incorrect.

    Speaking on behalf of the New Policy (YeS) election bloc, the
    director of the Media Rights Institute, Rasid Hacili, said that a
    businessman had wanted to commit suicide at the Azerbaijani Supreme
    Court. He stated that bureaucracy in courts runs against the
    president's statements to create suitable conditions for the private
    sector. Equality and justice will always be violated if courts make
    decisions against the constitution and without respecting human
    rights. He called to vote for candidates who are really able to live
    up to their pledges and change the country.
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