For years, interns from Azerbaijan have networked in the Bundestag, maintaining strange contacts with the regime of Ilham Aliyev – and German politicians.Anyone who has ever been an intern at a large institution knows the feeling of invisibility. You’re right in the middle of things, and yet almost anonymous.In the Bundestag, the German parliament, interns with ties to the regime of Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev have been working in the centre of power for years. They are employed by MPs, some of whom themselves maintain connections with the country in the South Caucasus.This network of Azerbaijani interns is spread across several parliamentary groups. It helps Aliyev, who likes to appear in public dressed in camouflage and appointed his wife as his deputy by decree a few years ago, consolidate his influence abroad to the disadvantage of the opposition in Baku.Check out the full article on Vice.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7ejgq/azerbaijan-affair-germany-bundestag-interns
