In early August, HaqQin.az published a loud investigation into the mass death in Baku Eldar Pines, brought into the Red Book.
was subsequently established that the cause of the death of trees was the rapidly spread disease. Director of the Central Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan Vahid Farzaliyev, who took a personal part in the investigation of Haqqin.az, already then offered to immediately cut off all sick trees and plant healthy seedlings in their place.
The causes of the death of Eldar Soshin investigated a specially created commission, according to the results of which in some areas of Baku really began the deforestation of sick trees.
And now there has been anxious news – after the audit in the Central Botanical Garden, Vahid Farzaliyev was dismissed from the office of the director.
According to information having at the disposal HaqQin.az, checking the internal control department found that Vahid Farzaliyev made serious misdemeanors and did not create conditions for proper trees. In addition, two residential buildings were illegally built on the territory of the Central Botanical Garden.
“For six years of leadership by Vahid, the Farzaliev Central Botanical Garden did not take any initiatives to land new trees,” indicated in the audit report. – Because of the wrong organization of the irrigation system, the process of drying trees was accelerated. Vahid Farzaliyev also used personal targets funds allocated by the state. “
At the same time, in a conversation with the correspondent HAQQIN.AZ, Vahid Farzaliyev said that he had resigned at his own request, and also denied the charges nominated against him.
According to him, in the territory of the Central Botanical Garden, in the 90s, forced displaceders were settled, which simply there was nowhere to live.
“When, in 2017 and 2021, these people began to build new homes for their families, I notified the relevant state structures about it. As for irrigation, it was highlighted at a high level, and the trees turned out to be due. I reject these The accusations because she put all his knowledge and strength for the development of the Botanical Garden, and the scientific community can confirm this, “said Vahid Farzaliyev.