US ambassador meets Azerbaijan's interior minister

The Minister stressed that under the direct control of the Interior Ministry’s leadership are issues such as rough ratio of police to citizens, unjustified bringing to police, arrest, prosecute. Employees who violate are subject to severe punishment. According to the minister, over the past 5 years 1514 police officers to disciplinary action was drawn in. Of these, 108 were dismissed from their posts, 95 were dismissed, the 8 officers were demoted, 11 were prosecuted. During the meeting they discussed issues of mutual interest, according to a press release from the Ministry of Interior.