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Azerbaijani Prosecutor Generalâ€™s Office: Necessary measures are being taken for the extradition of the person accused of killing MPâ€™s relative

14 December 2010 15:38 (UTC +04:00)

APA reports that Azerbaijanâ€™s Prosecutor Generalâ€™s Office has issued an official state about it. The Prosecutor Generalâ€™s Office has clarified the delay of Khalilovâ€™s extradition.

According to the statement, the reports that Russian law-enforcement bodies refused to hand over to Azerbaijan Elbrus Khalilov, who is accused of committing grave crimes in Sumgayit in 2004-2010, are not true. Department for the Investigation of Grave Crimes at the Prosecutor Generalâ€™s Office passed decisions to hold Elbrus Khalilov accountable, declare him wanted.

As a result of the operations, Elbrus Khalilov was detained in Russia and all necessary documents have been submitted to the Russian Prosecutor Generalâ€™s Office for his extradition.

Russian Prosecutor Generalâ€™s Office carried out investigations, measures are being taken for the extradition of Elbrus Khalilov to Azerbaijan.

APA has obtained information from the law-enforcement bodies that the representatives of the Azerbaijani Interior Ministry, who left for Russia to take Elbrus Khalilov to Azerbaijan, returned empty-handed. The Azerbaijani law-enforcers reportedly did not submit the necessary documents for the extradition of Khalilov, therefore the Russian side refused to extradite him.

Sumgayit city police office confirmed it to APA.

Elbrus Khalilov was arrested in Belgorod, Russia. He was wanted by Sabunchu police office on article of desertion. Later, it was revealed that he had committed grave crimes.

Elbrus Khalilov is accused of killing Vugar Balayev, the employee of the foreign exchange office in Sumgayit on February 20, and wounding his father Ismayil Balayev. He is also accused of killing the soldier of the Defense Ministry and policemen in Haji Zeynalabdin Tagiyev settlement. Having killed the policeman, Elbrus Khalilov took his gun. The pistol used in the attack on the foreign exchange office on February 20 was proved to belong to that policeman.

Elbrus Khalilov committed grave crimes in Baku, attacked several foreign exchange offices and seized a large sum of money. The law-enforcement bodies said when Elbrus Khalilov was detained in Russia he wore like a shepherd.

Note that, on February 20, this year, unknown armed persons attacked Sumgayit city residents â€“ Ismayil Balayev and his son Vugar Balayev in the territory of 1st micro district, while they were going to work. Consequently, Vugar Balayev died at the site from two bullet wounds, Ismayil Balayev was taken to Sumgayit City Hospital. Persons suffered an armed attack are close relatives of MP Igbal Aghazadeh.