08 September 2003, 15:26
Residents of Azerbaijan village may be expelled from republic for their support of opposition
Representatives of the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party threatened to expel residents of the Cherkibogan village of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic's Sharur region (Azerbaijan) in case they supported opposition candidates at the presidential elections.
They also publicly insulted opposition contenders and one of the Musavat Party's leaders Sulkhaddin Akper, a native of the Sharur region.
Source: TURAN Information Agency (Azerbaijan)