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WIKILEAKS UNMASKS AZERI LEADERS
news.am
Dec 7 2010
Armenia
WikiLeaks has published a cable by the U.S. diplomat Don Lu. The
cable features Azerbaijani Minister of Emergency Situations Kamaladdin
Heydarov and his family.
The cable specifically says that "Kamala Heydarov is the most powerful
member of this family, and some observers have said he might be even
more powerful than the President himself.
"Kamaladdin Heydarov was the Chairman of the State Customs Committee
for nine years... The State Customs position allowed him to gain his
massive wealth, as significant illicit payments were paid "up the
food chain" in an elaborate and well-orchestrated system of payoff
and patronage. Heydarov likely still enjoys a sizeable income from
the SCC, as it is controlled by his loyal successor. When President
Ilham Aliyev appointed Heydarov as Minister of Emergency Situations
in 2006, he was replaced at the SCC by his Deputy Aydin Aliyev.
"The Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) has consistently proven
itself to be one of the most powerful ministries in Azerbaijan. It
is suspected to have the largest revenue of any Ministry...Heydarov
mentioned to a visiting Washington VIP in 2008 that his ministry had
recently taken control of an anti-aircraft battery near Baku...
"Heydarov has readily admitted to visiting U.S. delegations that he
owns and operates the Caspian Fish Company which controls the lucrative
(and previously Russian Mafia-controlled) Beluga Caviar production
in Azerbaijan.
"Heydarov's son Tale is the President of The European Azerbaijan
Society (TEAS)... The "society" purports to be an independent
advocacy group, but its talking points very much reflect the goals
and objectives of the GOAJ. In recent meetings, Tale and his cohorts
have raised 'Armenian aggression' in Nagorno-Karabakh and 'double
standards' of U.S. human rights and democracy reporting in the
region, and complained about efforts of the U.S. Congress to provide
humanitarian assistance within the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave.
"The next issue of "Who Owns What" will profile the family of Ziya
Mammadov, the Minister of Transportation," the cable says.
From: A. Papazian
news.am
Dec 7 2010
Armenia
WikiLeaks has published a cable by the U.S. diplomat Don Lu. The
cable features Azerbaijani Minister of Emergency Situations Kamaladdin
Heydarov and his family.
The cable specifically says that "Kamala Heydarov is the most powerful
member of this family, and some observers have said he might be even
more powerful than the President himself.
"Kamaladdin Heydarov was the Chairman of the State Customs Committee
for nine years... The State Customs position allowed him to gain his
massive wealth, as significant illicit payments were paid "up the
food chain" in an elaborate and well-orchestrated system of payoff
and patronage. Heydarov likely still enjoys a sizeable income from
the SCC, as it is controlled by his loyal successor. When President
Ilham Aliyev appointed Heydarov as Minister of Emergency Situations
in 2006, he was replaced at the SCC by his Deputy Aydin Aliyev.
"The Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) has consistently proven
itself to be one of the most powerful ministries in Azerbaijan. It
is suspected to have the largest revenue of any Ministry...Heydarov
mentioned to a visiting Washington VIP in 2008 that his ministry had
recently taken control of an anti-aircraft battery near Baku...
"Heydarov has readily admitted to visiting U.S. delegations that he
owns and operates the Caspian Fish Company which controls the lucrative
(and previously Russian Mafia-controlled) Beluga Caviar production
in Azerbaijan.
"Heydarov's son Tale is the President of The European Azerbaijan
Society (TEAS)... The "society" purports to be an independent
advocacy group, but its talking points very much reflect the goals
and objectives of the GOAJ. In recent meetings, Tale and his cohorts
have raised 'Armenian aggression' in Nagorno-Karabakh and 'double
standards' of U.S. human rights and democracy reporting in the
region, and complained about efforts of the U.S. Congress to provide
humanitarian assistance within the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave.
"The next issue of "Who Owns What" will profile the family of Ziya
Mammadov, the Minister of Transportation," the cable says.
From: A. Papazian