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Azerbaijani scientist arrested in Iran stands trial

14 January 2010 11:06 (UTC +04:00)

He said that Rashid Aliyev told his family over the phone that he came up for trial some days ago. It was a preliminary hearing and Rashid Aliyev demanded a translator to give testimony in the following hearings. The date of the next hearing has not been fixed.

Malikov said the Foreign Ministry and Azerbaijani embassy in Iran had already been informed about it.
â€œThe embassy will obviously help Rashid Aliyev to find a translator,â€ he said.
Malikov said they had also appealed to the Azerbaijani parliament concerning Rashid Aliyevâ€™s case. They are going to appeal to the Islamic Republic of Iran for releasing the Azerbaijani scientist. Signatures are being collected for this purpose,â€ he said.

Rashid Aliyev, the leading engineer of the lab of Physical Problems Institute of Baku State University, worked in Sazan Electronics Industry Company in 2006-2008 at the invitation of the company and within the framework of the contract signed by consent of Baku State University. He worked in Semnan city of Iran and led the first installation and exploitation of automatic program controlled technological laser system, preparation of perfect experience for modern laser systems and test stand.

The company offered permanent job to Aliyev for many times, but he didnâ€™t accept it and returned to Azerbaijan. Rashid Aliyev last returned to Iran on October 5 after insistent invitation by the companyâ€™s director Abbas Eftekhari. On October 6, he was arrested because of visa problem.

Iranian officials left the letters and requirements to investigate reasons of the arrest and his release unanswered.