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Abu Bakr Mosque Appeals to Narimanov District Defence Department

Politics Materials 8 November 2008 11:10 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, 8 November / Trend , corr. I.Alizade /A religious community of Narimanov District appealed to the Defence Department of the Interior Minister to provide security at Abu Bakr Mosque. "We appealed to the Department with a request to provide security at the Mosque at our own accounts and open a police station near the Mosque," Javanshir Suleymanov, the lawyer of Abu Bakr Mosque, told Trend .

The blast caused by the hand grenade thrown to Abu Bakr mosque by unknown man at 08:50p.m. on 17 August 2008, killed two and injured 19. The activities of the mosque were suspended after the blast. Elnur Bakhshiyev, of Sumgayit city, charged of committing an act of terrorism in the mosque, has been arrested

Narimanov District Court made a decision to resume the activity of Abu Bakr Mosque. However, Narimanov District Police Station appealed against the court decision resuming the activity of Abu Bakr Mosque and the appeal says that it is inexpedient to resume activity of mosque, since they have information that sabotages will be committed at Abu Bakr Mosque.

Suleymanov said that the Central Defence Department of the Interior Minister and regional departments provide paid security at markets, trade centres and other places. "We want to open a police station at the Mosque at our own accounts," Suleymanov added.

Suleymanov informed that the Defence Department received the appeal, but has not answered so far.

"We were informed that a response would be made soon. However, we did not receive a response so far. Therefore, we have signed two weeks contract with Saturn International private security firm," Suleymanov added.

The Defence Department of Narimanov District stated that the appeal by the lawyer of Abu bakr Mosque was submitted on 6 November.

"We have a month to make our response. The appeal requests to send two policemen to the Mosque since December for two months period. Unfortunately, we have neither additional policemen, nor free staff. For this purpose we need to open two police staffs and discharge them after expire of their office. We cannot do in this manner," a source from the Department said.

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