Top official: Azerbaijan's public policy not carried out under influence of foreign forces
The arrest of Leyla and Arif Yunusovs, Khadija Ismailova and
Rauf Mirkadirov is not a tendency of civil society's norms and
domestic policy Azerbaijan, Ali Hasanov, the Azerbaijani
president's aide for public and political affairs, said in an
interview with ANS TV channel.
Hasanov noted that Azerbaijan has more than 12,000 journalists and
most of them successfully work freely.
"There are non-governmental organizations representing 3,500
representatives of adult population and the same number of young
people in Azerbaijan. There are many human rights organizations,
their leaders criticize the government of Azerbaijan not less than
Leyla Yunus and others, but they are free", he said.
Ali Hasanov stressed that the arrest of 3-5 people due to various
violations of the law at different times is not a tendency of civil
society's norms and domestic policy in Azerbaijan.
"As for their release, Mr. President showed humanism, pardoned the
majority of people arrested for various offenses or other acts, and
the policy of pardoning has continued. This in no way can be based
on will and demands of the international community. Azerbaijani
civil society does all this because it is needed for the people of
Azerbaijan", he added.
Ali Hasanov also noted that public policy of Azerbaijan is not
carried out under the influence of any foreign forces. He added
that today the norms of Azerbaijani civil society continue to
develop.
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