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Public prosecutor demands imprisonment for security guard of Rail Rzayevâ€™s apartment

29 January 2010 10:57 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Ramil Mammadli â€“ APA. Yasamal district court held a hearing on the case of Elshan Eyvazov, security guard of the building, where assassinated Air Force and Air Defense Commander Lieutenant-General Rail Rzayev had lived. APA reports that Fuad Talishinski presided over the hearing. Public prosecutor addressed the court. He demanded five years of imprisonment for the defendant.

Elshan Eyvazov faced charges under articles 234.1, 320.1, 178.2.4 of the Criminal Code. He is accused of counterfeiting documents to get targeted social assistance in May, 2006. According to the indictment, opium was found in Eyvazovâ€™s car.

The representative of the State Social Protection Fund said the damage had been paid.

Eyvazovâ€™s lawyer Khalid Bagirov asked time to prepare the speech.

The hearing will continue on February 3.

Elshan Eyvazov had worked for three years as security guard in the building where Rail Rzayev had lived. Eyvazov had been on duty by the time Rail Rzayev was killed on February 11, 2009. On February 17, Yasamal district police detained Eyvazov. He was interrogated in the Department for Grave Crimes of the General Prosecutorâ€™s Office.

Air Force and Air Defense Commander Lieutenant-General Rail Rzayev was assassinated on February 11, 2009. General Prosecutorâ€™s Office, Interior Ministry and National Security Ministry set up a group to investigate the assassination.