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List of Information Requests sent by IRFS in 2008 |
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Second Half of 2008 (July – December)
| PLACE/PERSON TO WHOM INFORMATION REQUST IS ADDRESSED | DATE SENT | CONTENT OF INFORMATION REQUEST | REPLY | | 35. “Azercell Telecom” Company | 04.07.2008 | Inquiry about the existence of a stamp from the company on a document from Azercell that is being used in court and indicates that “Azadlig” Newspaper correspondent Agil Khalil sent Sergey Strekalin text messages | In a response that came on 18.07.2008 and is signed by Azercell President Halim Atesh it is noted that according to rules in the company private information about customers is not given to third parties | | 36. Ministry of Interior | 12.07.2008 | Information about the presence of a photo of Sevgilada Guliyeva on a board with photos of wanted people, the removal of her photo from this board, who is responsible for maintaining the boards and if measures have been or will be taken against them | On 17.07.2008 and signed by Ministry of Interior Press Service employee Ehsan Zahidov responded verbally and said that the information request must be addressed to Baku City Chief Police Department Deputy Chief Elkhan Hasanov. *On the basis of this, IRFS composed an information request and sent it to Hasanov on 17 July | | 38. “Azercell Telecom” Company | 18.07.2008 | Inquiry about the existence of a stamp from the company on a document from Azercell that is being used in court and indicates that “Azadlig” Newspaper correspondent Agil Khalil sent Sergey Strekalin text messages (second time) | | 39. Minister of Communications and Information Technologies Ali Abbasov
*Joint information request with Reporters Without Borders | 29.07.2008 | Inquiry about the agency being created by the Communications and Information Technology Ministry to oversee the internet in Azerbaijan | In response letter received on 01.08.2008 and signed by the ministry’s information society development department chief R. Gulmammedov, it is stated that this agency is being created as part of the Activity plan of the Electronic Azerbaijan State Program and Azerbaijan’s signing on to the European Council’s “Convention on Cyber-crime.” The National Center for Electronic Security will operate in the national domain zone (.az), and during the preparation and use of websites will assist in eliminating any loopholes regarding technology and programming. AZ-CERT will not have the authority to cease the activities of people and/or institutions that participate in causing computer dangers, to close resources, to block email addresses, etc. Appeals will be sent to law enforcements officials in connection with these types of incidents. |
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