In Azerbaijan, Sabirabad District residents hold protest action

Today, about 500 residents of the village of Minbashi and Zalgaragat of the Sabirabad District of Azerbaijan, who were affected by the flood of the Kura River, have held a protest action.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on April 9, the residents of the village of Minbashi resumed their protest actions, demanding dismissal of Rukhulla Godjaev, the head of the local municipality, and Ikenderov, a representative of the executive authorities in the village of Beiler. They also demand to release Oktai Gyulalyev, the coordinator of the civil organization "Kura".

Today, the residents of two villages started the protest action at about 11:00 a.m. and marched along the road Shirvan-Sabirabad to the bridge over the Kura River.

They stated that the compensation, allocated to them in connection with the disaster, was embezzled by the officials. They demanded to solve the problem and punish the guilty persons. Despite the interference of the police, the protestors blocked the road Shirvan-Sabirabad near the bridge and held blocked for some time.

Once the residents blocked the bridge over the Kura River, demanding arrival of the head of the District to the village, Nazim Ismailov, the head of the Sabirabad local executive authorities arrived in the village of Minbashi and met the protesters, the "Contact.az" reports.

Nazim Ismailov met the residents and stated that he would try to solve their problems. He also said that new executive representative would be appointed to the village, and the first deputy head of the executive authorities would also be delegated to the village to meet people and listen to their problems and make the appropriate conclusions, the "APA" reports.