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Judgment on Azerbaijani candidates for judgeship in European Court of Human Rights to be submitted to PACE Bureau

18 December 2007 11:21 (UTC +04:00)

The candidates were asked various questions for defining their level on professionalism during the interview. The interview was held in confidential condition. Subcommittee will prepare judgment about candidates for judgeship as the final of the interview and submit it to PACE Bureau.
The organization said that PACE will define who will represent Azerbaijan in ECHR, subcommittee on the election of judges only give judgment about candidates.
Three candidates from Azerbaijan - Khanlar Hajiyev, Rashad Hasanov, Aygun Abdullayeva participated in the interview. One of them will gain chance to represent Azerbaijan in ECHR.
Bureau of Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe taking proposals of subcommittee on judicial election, made a decision on sending back the list of the Azerbaijani candidates for judgeship in ECHR not long ago. The decision said that principle of equal rights of Azerbaijani candidates was violated. /APA/