Good guy, whose circle is bad....

Good Guy Whose Circle is Bad

We all recall the tragic traffic accident a few days ago involving the people’s artists, tar player Aghasalim Abdullayev. The son of a high ranking official, who was drink-driving, caused this terrible tragedy. The issue made it to the President’s desk, criminal proceedings were opened and the perpetrator’s father was dismissed from his high position of power.

The right decision on first glance? OK, but what if the head of state had not intervened in this issue? What if this had happened not to the people’s artist, but to an ordinary citizen? Quite possibly, this incident would have been hidden so as to conceal the crime of an officials’ kid. In contrast, the son of an MP shot his firearm 8 times into the car of a woman driver, from his expensive car, by way of “making his acquaintance” and yet was left unpunished. Why? Simply because the president did not intervene. This shows us plenty of evidence that only the issues intervened in by the president are resolved in this way. Consequently, the law does not work or if it does, it works against the poor.

Maybe this is the reason why ordinary people write letters to the president and his wife asking for solutions to both big and small problems. Azerbaijani post offices see thousands of letters addressed to the presidential administration and the Heydar Aliyev foundation every single day. Some ask for work for their children, while others ask for healthcare assistance or an increase in their pensions. If one day I heard that someone wrote a letter to the president asking him to change the defective lamp in their building, I would not be surprised. That’s because everyone sees that the issues only potentially get resolved after the intervention of the president. And as the legend goes, the cause for unresolved issues is actually the president’s circle that either doesn’t deliver the letter to the president or it doesn’t deliver it in the right form.

The cries of: He would have solved it had he known about it! Maybe he does not have the time?! Maybe he is busy?! But busy with what? He does not react to geopolitical challenges and situations in foreign and neighboring countries and is indifferent to internal social problems and the general political situation. What is he busy with then?! Is he busy with the opening of over-ground or underground passages, or maybe the napkin factory? If not, maybe it’s the discussion of our national cuisine, the price of an egg or possibly car window darkener with his cabinet of ministers?! Does he not have a minute to get information about the situation in the country through the internet or media?!

· But, thank God, the people’s opinion is a clear indicator as to what is happening. They see mass urban construction and renovation in the country. They see 500% growth of the economy and how inflation has now decreased to a manageable 5%. Those who do not see this are clearly pro-Armenian elements financed by hostile Western elements.

So let’s return to the main issue here. If the president ultimately decides everything in the country anyway, and a citizen appeals directly to the president with regards to his or her personal problems, then what are the constitution, parliament, ministries and other institutions necessary for?! Other bodies cannot execute their duties independently anyway. Nobody believes in the justice of the courts, quality of healthcare, quality of education, guarantees of security and so on. Everyone expects justice, health and security from the president and his wife. Maybe the reason for these expectations is that, the president is good and his circle is bad? But no, “bad guys do not hang out with a good guy”…