Female general of Azerbaijan’s liquidated national security ministry asks for acquittal

Female general of Azerbaijan’s liquidated national security ministry asks for acquittal
# 01 February 2018 10:32 (UTC +04:00)

An Azerbaijani court on Thursday resumed the trial of former heads of department of the liquidated Ministry of National Security of Azerbaijan Subahir Gurbanov, Teymur Guliyev, Natavan Mirvatova, other officials FuzuliAliyev, Zaur Mammadov, Natiq Aliyev, Farhad Atayev, Anar Shiraliyev, Eshqin Aliyev, and Elshad Azizov.

During the trial, defendant Natavan Mirvatova gave testimony, pleading not guilty. Mirvatova argued that the she had fulfilled her duties decently and asked the jury to acquit her.

According to the indictment, the above-mentioned generals have abused their official powers as an organized group in the years 2004 to 2015.

They are charged under articles 145.3 (illegal imprisonment on negligence ended with death of the victim or other serious consequences), 178.3.1, 178.3.2 (swindle committed by organized group with causing damage on a large scale), 179.3.1, 179.3.2 (embezzlement by an organized group on a large scale), 181.3.1, 181.3.2 (robbery, committed by an organized group, with a view to seizing the property on a large scale), 182.3.1, 182.3.2 (extortion, committed by an organized group in order to obtain property on a large scale).

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THE OPERATION IS BEING PERFORMED