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Judgment passed on Azerbaijani scientist arrested in Iran

29 April 2010 09:29 (UTC +04:00)

He said that Rashid Aliyev talked to him over the phone and said Iranian court passed a judgment on him. The court sentenced Rashid Aliyev to three years in jail.

Malikov said the step of the Iranian government was not clear.
â€œWe can not understand why Rashid Aliyev has been sentenced,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.

Rashid Aliyev is accused of sending the data concerning the laser technology and electronic systems to Azerbaijan.