Jamil Hasanli was interrogated by the State Security Service of Azerbaijan.

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The Chairman of the National Council of Democratic Forces of Azerbaijan, Jamil Hasanli, was questioned as a witness by the State Security Service in the case of former head of the presidential administration Ramiz Mehdiyev, who is accused of attempting a coup d'état. After interrogation, Hasanli was released.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on November 30, Jamil Hasanli, chairman of the opposition National Council of Democratic Forces of Azerbaijan, was unable to fly from Baku to Dubai. he was banned from leaving the country and summoned as a witness in the case of the leader of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, Ali Karimli.

The head of the National Council of Democratic Forces, Doctor of Historical Sciences Jamil Hasanli, was summoned to the State Security Service of Azerbaijan on November 30, where he was questioned in the case of Ramiz Mehdiyev.

"I was interrogated at the SSS in connection with the Ramiz Mehdiyev case, and my testimony was taken. "And I explained in my testimony that during Ramiz Mehdiyev's tenure as a government official, no one wrote more criticism of him than I did," Jamil Hasanli told a Caucasian Knot correspondent.

According to Hasanli, he was questioned "about the activities of the Forum of Intelligentsia, which existed in Azerbaijan in the past, the process of creating the NCDU, and the so-called "Union of Billionaires." "I answered the questions accordingly and provided clarifications. They inquired about the sources of funding for the Forum of Intelligentsia and the National Council. I told them that if there was no funding, then where could the funding come from?" "The conversation lasted about three and a half hours, centered on such meaningless questions," Gasanli said.

He emphasized that he had no connection whatsoever to the "Union of Billionaires."

Gasanli also denied the allegations of Mehdiyev's ties to the detained members of the NCDF Coordination Center, Ali Kerimli and Gultekin Hajibeyli. "Pro-government media have been making a lot of noise about Ramiz Mehdiyev trying to secure Russia's support and seize power, creating some kind of 50-member state council, which would supposedly include Ali Kerimli and Gultekin Hajibeyli. Granted, that's true. But those are only two people. Where are the other 48 members of the 'state council'? Why isn't the public being given any information about them, and why aren't they being brought into the investigation? It's all a fairy tale. Ali Karimli and Gultekin Hajibeyli spent their entire lives fighting Russia's plans to re-subjugate Azerbaijan and deprive it of its independence. It is absurd to claim that they wanted to stage a coup through Russia. Initially, the "Mehdiyev case" was designed to target the Popular Front Party and the National Socialist Democratic Forces (NSDF). These repressive measures are based on the transition to a post-Karabakh period without an opposition," Hasanli said.

According to the pro-government news agency APA, Ramiz Mehdiyev planned a coup in collaboration with Russia. According to his plan, after the violent seizure of state power, Mehdiyev "proposed creating a temporary body in the format of a Provisional State Council to manage the transition period." He was to personally lead this council. "According to available information, Mehdiyev also passed on to Russia information about people who were to join the State Council under his leadership," the agency notes.

According to an informed source, the Russian side itself informed the Azerbaijani side about Ramiz Mehdiyev's proposal and his network's plan during the meeting of the presidents of Azerbaijan and Russia in Dushanbe (October 9).

"Apparently, 87-year-old Ramiz Mehdiyev has tired Russia out with his persistent requests and constant attempts to gain support. As a result, Russia, seeing no prospects in him, completely abandoned him and independently passed on information about his plan and network to official Baku," APA writes.

On November 30, a former political prisoner and Russian citizen detained the day before was also released. Salekh Rustamov. "My father was released; he is free. His condition is normal. There was information that he was tortured. But it turned out to be false. They spoke with my father and released him," his son, Sezgin Rustamov, told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

Unable to obtain comments from the State Security Service.