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Body of officer killed in Gabala RLS sent to Russia â€“ EXCLUSIVE

Body of officer killed in Gabala RLS sent to Russia â€“ <font color=red> EXCLUSIVE </font>

12 January 2011 11:35 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Hafiz Heydarov â€“ APA. Body of the killed officer of Gabala RLS was sent to Russia, senior doctor of the Gabala regionâ€™s forensic examination office Aydin Khasmammadov told APA.

He said the Russian officerâ€™s body was examined immediately after the murder. They identified knife wounds on his body. Then the body was handed over to Gabala RLS management. Major Sergei Grachovâ€™s funeral was organized few days ago and his body was sent to Moscow.

The murder was committed on December 31, 2010. Investigations revealed that, a group of officers working at Gabala Radar Station gathered in the house of Mayor Sergey Mikhaylovich Grachov in order to celebrate the New Year. After the banquet, there occurred scuffle between the guests and Grachov. The reasons of the scuffle are not yet. Consequently, officers killed Sergey Grachov, took money, jewels and left the site. Law-enforcement bodies received the information on the incident on January 2.

Moreover, it was revealed during investigations that some years ago Grachov abandoned his family. He has lived alone for more than a year.

The Military Prosecutorâ€™s Office of Azerbaijan Republic and Russian Defense Ministry have been immediately informed about the incident. Experts from Moscow have been invited to Azerbaijan for investigation of the murder. Group of Russian Military Prosecutorâ€™s Office have already arrived in Gabala.

Investigative group consisting of officers of Azerbaijanâ€™s Military Prosecutorâ€™s Office has been created related to the incident. Together with Russian experts they examined the site and began interrogation process of Gabala Radar Stationsâ€™ personnel. Currently, Russian officers are giving testimony.

Deputy Military Prosecutor Shefahet Imranov told APA that no one has been detained yet on the criminal case.