Brother of resigned Nakhchivan Head relieved of his duties

Maharram Talibov, the Deputy Prosecutor of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, has been relieved of his duties.

"In response to the inquiry received by the press service of the General Prosecutor's Office, it is reported that the deputy prosecutor of Nakhchivan MR, Maharram Talibov, was terminated from serving in the prosecutor's office with his own application," the Prosecutor Office of Azerbaijan reported.

Notably, Maharram Talibov is the brother of Vasif Talibov, the former Chairman of the Nakhchivan Supreme Assembly.

Earlier, on December 21, the resignation of the chairman of the Nakhchivan Supreme Assembly, Vasif Talibov, was accepted. He worked in that position for 27 years.

New Deputy Prosecutor for Nakhchivan

A new deputy prosecutor has been appointed to the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Prosecutor General Kamran Aliyev signed an order in this regard.

Sanan Pashayev was appointed Deputy Prosecutor of Nakhchivan. The information was confirmed by the press service of the General Prosecutor's Office.

Until now, Sanan Pashayev worked as the Deputy Head of the Investigation Department at the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan.

His name was mentioned frequently in the investigation of criminal cases related to several oppositionists and journalists.

The action of taxi drivers in Nakhchivan

Some taxi drivers held a protest in Nakhchivan.

Drivers said that in March of this year, they were forced to replace their private cars with Naz-Lifan brand taxis that were assembled in Nakhchivan.

"Anyone could not work as a taxi driver in Nakhchivan. During the time of Vasif Talibov, taxis had to be only NAZ Lifan cars. They did not allow other cars to operate as taxis. As soon as we protested, they took the cars to the penalty area and canceled our license. We were forced to do so in order not to starve. We used to agree. These 20,000 manat-worth [EUR 11,000] cars were sold to us for 35,000 manats [EUR 19,000]," the protesters stated.

One of the taxi drivers' complaints is from the traffic police administration of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (MR). They claim that they had to pay extra for paperwork when registering taxis.

However, Elvin Ahmadli, an employee of the Nakhchivan Automobile Plant, denied the claims that the cars were old and sold at a high price.

New Minister of Internal Affairs in Nakhchivan

Rashad Ismayilov was released from the position of Minister of Internal Affairs of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Azer Zeynalov, the First Deputy Speaker of the Nakhchivan Supreme Assembly, signed an order in this regard.

Colonel Ismayilov was appointed to this position by Vasif Talibov.

Elshad Hajiyev, the head of the Media and Public Relations Department of the Press Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, said that police colonel Suleyman Nematov was approved as the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. "A corresponding order has been signed in this regard. He has started to perform his duties as a police colonel," he said.

Police colonel Suleyman Nematov previously served as the chief of the Surakhani District Police Department of Baku.

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