Aliyev opens new court building
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev attended a ceremony to inaugurate new headquarters of Yasamal District Court of Baku on Tuesday.
The president cut the ribbon symbolizing the opening of the building, and then toured it.
There are photo stands in the foyer of the building reflecting national leader Heydar Aliyev`s and President Ilham Aliyev`s attention to developing the judicial system in the country.
Justice Minister Fikrat Mammadov informed the President that Yasamal District Court serves nearly 300,000 people.
President Aliyev viewed photos of the courts of Yasamal District, Nizami District in Ganja, and Gadabay District. He also viewed photos of a modern court complex built under the Justice Ministry`s "Modernization of the Justice System" project, which is co-financed by the Azerbaijani government and the World Bank.
The minister informed the president of the conditions created in courtrooms and pre-trial detention facilities. Mammadov said defendants will be brought to courtrooms by special security elevators. Sixty surveillance cameras were installed in the building.
The president toured courtrooms and a conference hall.
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