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FORUM OF AZERBAIJANI INTELLIGENTSIA GOES AFTER ILHAM ALIYEV'S GOVERNMENT
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BAKU. November 26, 2012: The Forum of the Azerbaijani Intelligentsia
(FIA) issued a statement condemning the government campaign
against this organization. FIA, representing well-known members of
the Azerbaijani intelligentsia and public figures such as Rustam
Ibrahimbayov, Jamil Hasanli, Rafig Aliyev, Ramiz Rovshan and many
others, also called on the Azerbaijani government to carry out urgent
reforms. FIA statement calls the media statements of the government
officials against this organization as deliberate measures aimed at
defaming the members of this organization as well as distracting
the public opinion from the exposed cases of corruption among the
senior government officials of this country. The government is trying
to divert the public opinion from the fact that the recent media
reports, including the scandalous video materials show that "almost
all branches of Azerbaijan - the legislative, executive and judiciary -
have become the preserve of criminal groups, and the political system
based on cronyism and corruption, has lost any signs of legitimacy,"
reads the FIA statement.
The Azerbaijani government is also trying to divert public opinion
from the fact that the recently adopted amendments to the draconian
laws are aimed at creating a "legal" basis to conduct broad crackdown
on the government critics, reads the FIA statement.
The Azerbaijani government wants to avoid answering the questions
about the sources of the money the senior government officials used to
purchased dozens of houses in the Middle East and Europe, dozens of
companies in the offshore areas were designed for the relatives and
people close to the country's leadership. Some of these questionable
purchases are made on behalf of the underage children of the senior
government officials of Azerbaijan.
The ruling elite, in fact, privatized and obtained the ownership of or
the financial over almost everything in Azerbaijani lands, completely
subordinating the economy to their own financial interests. The
authorities wish that the society would forget about the scandals with
Eurovision, the World Internet Forum, exposing the "caviar diplomacy"
in the Council of Europe, which clearly showed that not only in the
political life, but also on the international scene, they finally
lose credibility.
"Indiscriminately accusing members of the Forum of Intellectuals of
the 'mythical' links with Dashnaks, the authorities want to hide from
the public that their unprofessional and shortsighted steps actually
gave carte blanche to the Armenian side to launch the campaign for
the recognition of the independence of the Mountainous Garabagh,"
reads the FIA statement.
The authors of the statement consider the upcoming presidential
elections in Azerbaijan to be a fateful event because the problems of
Azerbaijan cannot be solved without having "the right people in the
government." Therefore, the Forum drafted a set of measures which, if
adopted, could ensure a broad public control and transparency during
the upcoming presidential elections in 2013. FIA also reported that
it was working on a number of political programs aimed at helping
the post-Aliyev government. The FIA said it would make a separate
presentation of those programs disclosing them to the Azerbaijani
public in the nearest future (Turan).
http://azerireport.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3786&Ite mid=42
BAKU. November 26, 2012: The Forum of the Azerbaijani Intelligentsia
(FIA) issued a statement condemning the government campaign
against this organization. FIA, representing well-known members of
the Azerbaijani intelligentsia and public figures such as Rustam
Ibrahimbayov, Jamil Hasanli, Rafig Aliyev, Ramiz Rovshan and many
others, also called on the Azerbaijani government to carry out urgent
reforms. FIA statement calls the media statements of the government
officials against this organization as deliberate measures aimed at
defaming the members of this organization as well as distracting
the public opinion from the exposed cases of corruption among the
senior government officials of this country. The government is trying
to divert the public opinion from the fact that the recent media
reports, including the scandalous video materials show that "almost
all branches of Azerbaijan - the legislative, executive and judiciary -
have become the preserve of criminal groups, and the political system
based on cronyism and corruption, has lost any signs of legitimacy,"
reads the FIA statement.
The Azerbaijani government is also trying to divert public opinion
from the fact that the recently adopted amendments to the draconian
laws are aimed at creating a "legal" basis to conduct broad crackdown
on the government critics, reads the FIA statement.
The Azerbaijani government wants to avoid answering the questions
about the sources of the money the senior government officials used to
purchased dozens of houses in the Middle East and Europe, dozens of
companies in the offshore areas were designed for the relatives and
people close to the country's leadership. Some of these questionable
purchases are made on behalf of the underage children of the senior
government officials of Azerbaijan.
The ruling elite, in fact, privatized and obtained the ownership of or
the financial over almost everything in Azerbaijani lands, completely
subordinating the economy to their own financial interests. The
authorities wish that the society would forget about the scandals with
Eurovision, the World Internet Forum, exposing the "caviar diplomacy"
in the Council of Europe, which clearly showed that not only in the
political life, but also on the international scene, they finally
lose credibility.
"Indiscriminately accusing members of the Forum of Intellectuals of
the 'mythical' links with Dashnaks, the authorities want to hide from
the public that their unprofessional and shortsighted steps actually
gave carte blanche to the Armenian side to launch the campaign for
the recognition of the independence of the Mountainous Garabagh,"
reads the FIA statement.
The authors of the statement consider the upcoming presidential
elections in Azerbaijan to be a fateful event because the problems of
Azerbaijan cannot be solved without having "the right people in the
government." Therefore, the Forum drafted a set of measures which, if
adopted, could ensure a broad public control and transparency during
the upcoming presidential elections in 2013. FIA also reported that
it was working on a number of political programs aimed at helping
the post-Aliyev government. The FIA said it would make a separate
presentation of those programs disclosing them to the Azerbaijani
public in the nearest future (Turan).