By Fariz Ismailzade (3/10/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)

These cases, held under the chairmanship of judges Faik Gasimov, Abid Abdinov and Tofik Pashayev, were part of the overall trial of over a hundred opposition activists, who were detained as a result of the violence during and after the Presidential election last October. The opposition Musavat party came second to the ruling party’s candidate Ilham Aliyev, who gathered over 70% of cast votes. During that violence, protestors clashed with police and army, the result of which was one dead person and dozens wounded.

By Karim Sayid (3/10/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)

Significantly, the Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan (DCK) was the only political organization in Kazakhstan to send its representatives to attend the inauguration ceremony of the democratically elected Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili. The leadership of Kazakhstan, which earlier did not miss the opportunity to rush to Baku as Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan was inaugurated as President, conspicuously ignored the official event. The pro-government media still remains tight-lipped about the “velvet revolution” in Georgia.

By Gulnara Ismailova (2/25/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)

The 674-km Ukrainian portion of the Odessa-Broda pipeline, with a carrying capacity of 9-14,5 million tons of oil annually, was completed in may 2001. It is expected that the capacity of the oil pipeline will be widened up to 40-45 million tons annually.

By the end of 2004, the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan main export pipeline will be completed as well, with a carrying capacity of 50 million tons.