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Azerbaijani Prosecutor Generalâ€™s Office and Interior Ministry issue statement on criminal case on armed group accused in contract murders led by businessman Shohrat Guliyev

09 March 2010 15:31 (UTC +04:00)

A number of material evidences were found out during the investigation of the premeditated murders of Ahmad Ibrahimov and Kamal alakbarov in Baku and Ganja in 2003-2004. It was also proved that the armed group led by Ganja resident Shohrat Guliyev committed other grave crimes. In December, 2003, Shohrat Guliyev together with Mehmen Gahramanov set up an armed group consisting of Anar Hasanov, Sakhavat Khudiyev, Ilham Shabanov, Khazar Kazimov and Elmar Gasimov. Shohrat Guliyev ordered the members of the gang to kill Ahmad Ibrahimov in Baku and promised to give $25,000 for this. Anar Hasanov determined the address of Ibrahimov, the time when he returned home and killed Ahmad Ibrahimov outside his house on December 18, 2003. Makarov pistol was found in the garden near the building in Nuriyev, street, 32. It was proved that the bullets were shot from that pistol.

Shohrat Guliyev promised 25 000 USD to contract killers to murder resident of Ganja city Kamal Alakbarov, who regularly extorted money from him. Member of the criminal group Ilham Shabanov shot Alakbarov dead with a Makarov pistol on March 22, 2004.

The pistol was bought by another member of the group Elmar Gasimov from the worker of Ganja-based sports club Maharat Ismayilov for 600 dollars and found in the Shabanovâ€™s house in Ganja on May 26, 2009. Ballistic evidence proved that Alakbarov was shot dead with that gun.

The group members have always gathered in a cafÃ© in Ganja for planning new crimes and drug trafficking. Police found Kalashnikov gun, 30 bullets, as well as heroin in the cafÃ© owned by Khazar Kazimov.

Shohrat Guliyev, Mehman Garhramanov, Ilham Shabanov, Anar Hasanov, Sakhavat Khudiyev, Khazar Kazimov, Maharat Ismayilov, Rabit Abdinov, Elim Shahmuradov, Bilal Verdiyev, Nuru Atayev and Ilahiba Alasgarov face with charges under articles 120 (deliberate murder) and 228 (purchase and storage of illegal guns and ammunitions) of the Criminal Code. The criminal case was sent to the Court of Grave Crimes for juridical investigation.