Turkey continues to strengthen Azerbaijan's defense capabilities, viewing it as a fraternal state and a key ally in the region. This was stated by Turkish Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler, who emphasized that cooperation is based on the principle of "one people, two states, one army."
Former police officer Murat Adzhigiriev was sentenced in Maykop to two years and three months in a penal colony for assaulting journalists from the Adygea State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (GTRK Adygeya) in the republic's Supreme Court. In addition to his prison term, he was fined 50,000 rubles.
The incident occurred after Adzhigiriev ignored a police order to stop and insulted an officer during an arrest, for which he was fined 150,000 rubles.
The prosecutor's office, considering the ruling too lenient, filed an appeal. Before the appeal hearing, Adzhigiriev, who was in the courthouse, attacked the journalists, specifically hitting a videographer. He was found guilty of hooliganism with the use of violence. The police officer was dismissed from the police force more than 10 years ago.