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Man commits suicide in medical unit of Azerbaijani Justice Ministryâ€™s Penitentiary Service â€“ UPDATED

Man commits suicide in medical unit of Azerbaijani Justice Ministryâ€™s Penitentiary Service â€“ <font color=red> UPDATED </font>

02 April 2010 10:39 (UTC +04:00)

It happened in the medical unit of Justice Ministryâ€™s Penitentiary Service. Sedreddin Khangulu Seyfullayev, 51, who was accused of smuggling drugs and held accountable, hanged himself in the medical unit. The causes of the suicide are not known.

Nizami district prosecutorâ€™s office confirmed the fact to APA. The prosecutorâ€™s office said criminal case had been launched on the fact on article 125 (inciting to suicide) of the Criminal Code, investigation was underway.

Chief of Azerbaijani Committee against Torture Elchin Behbudov told APA that he was aware of the case.
â€œAs far as I know, Sedreddin Seyfullayev committed suicide in Justice Ministryâ€™s medical unit. But his relatives have not appealed to the committee yet. Despite this, we will investigate the suicide,â€ he said.

Seyfullayev is the member of the organized gang that was rendered harmless by National Security Ministry and State Customs Committee on January 13. During the operations Sedreddin Seyfullayev, citizens of Iran Musevi Bagrabad Seyid Abbas Mir Tofig and Yusif Havig Seyid Karim Mir Rahim, who smuggled drugs en route Iran â€“ Azerbaijan â€“ Russia, were detained. The group members brought 31.500k drugs from Iran to Azerbaijan.