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Imprisoned deputy chairman of party dies in Azerbaijan - PHOTO

Imprisoned deputy chairman of party dies in Azerbaijan - <font color=red>PHOTO</font>

12 July 2012 09:09 (UTC +04:00)

The Nizami District Prosecutorâ€™s Office told APA that Abdullayev Vagif Aghasahib, born in 1951, who received treatment in the hospital of the Penitentiary Service of the Justice Ministry, died of heart attack. The investigation is being carried out into the fact.

Abdullayev was a deputy chairman of the Islamic Party of Azerbaijan. He was detained by the traffic police on January 7 and he was sent to 15-day administrative imprisonment by the decision of the Narimanov District Court.

Then he was sent to 3 months pretrial detention and he was accused of the Criminal Codeâ€™s Articles #214.2.1 (preparation for terrorist attack by a group of persons, organized gang), 214.2.3 (preparation for terrorist attack using firearms), 228.3 (illegal purchase, transfer, selling, storage, transportation or carrying of fire-arms, accessories to it, supplies (except for the smooth-bore hunting weapon and ammunition to it) and 278 (violent capture power or violent deduction power).

Vagif Abdullayev was sent to 11 years imprisonment by the decision of the Baku Court on Grave Crimes on October 7, 2011.