Top official: Azerbaijani govt to stop cooperation with NGOs violating country’s law
The Azerbaijani government and other institutions of the country
will stop cooperation with the NGOs, neglecting the Azerbaijani
legislation, not complying with its requirements and violating the
law, the Head of Azerbaijani Presidential Administration's Social
and Political Department Ali Hasanov told media.
"There are laws governing the operation of the National Democratic
Institute and other foreign NGOs in Azerbaijan. Given enforcement
of these laws, conditions for operation of all international
organizations will be provided in Azerbaijan. However, the
Azerbaijani government and other agencies will stop cooperation
with the NGOs, neglecting the legislation of Azerbaijan, not
complying with its requirements and violating laws. We will not
tolerate the activities of these organizations in Azerbaijan,"
Hasanov said.
It should be reminded that as a result of the investigation
conducted by prosecution bodies, it was revealed that the
Azerbaijani laws on 'Non-governmental organizations (public
associations and foundations)', 'State Registration of Legal
Entities and State Register' and 'Grants' were violated during the
operation of the NDI representative office in Azerbaijan.
Moreover, the NDI violated the conditions of the 'Rules about the
form, content and order of submitting the annual financial report
of non-governmental organizations', approved by the decision of the
Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers dated December 25, 2009.
NDI offices and regional information centers in Baku, Ganja, Tovuz,
Shirvan, Yevlakh, Sheki, Khachmaz and Jalilabad, which were not
registered in an appropriate manner and accredited, issued grants
until July 23, 2012 and have not submitted annual financial reports
to the relevant executive bodies after the reporting period was
over.
It was also found out that head of the representative office Alex
Grigorievs took $1.007 million in cash from an account opened at
the International Bank of Azerbaijan, without providing information
on the purpose of its use from March 2, 2010 to December 13,
2012.
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