The U.S. Embassy in Baku released a statement on 10 August stressing the need for \"a fair and impartial investigation\" into the accusations brought by the Prosecutor-General\'s Office against Bashirli. The statement also stressed that those accusations should be evaluated by a court of law, and not the media. It reaffirmed Washington\'s hopes that the Azerbaijani authorities will ensure that the 6 November parliamentary elections are fair and transparent, and that they will condemn unwarranted attacks on political parties or individual politicians and permit all political forces \"to pursue their election campaigns without harassment or unsubstantiated allegations.\" (Turan)