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Five arrested over murder of businessman in Azerbaijanâ€™s capital

15 July 2011 16:18 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Hafiz Heydarov â€“ APA. Azerbaijanâ€™s Interior Ministry and Prosecutor Generalâ€™s Office issued a joint statement on the murder committed in Azerbaijanâ€™s capital on July 11. The statement sent to APA by the Interior Ministry says that Aflatun Piriyev, founder of Azer-Ross construction company in Teymur Aliyev street, Narimanov district, was killed, chief accountant Amiraslan Ahmadov was seriously wounded at 13.00 on July 11, 2011.

Criminal case was launched on the fact, Interior Ministry and Prosecutor Generalâ€™s Office set up an operation group. The investigation found out that in order to seize the share of Aflatun Piriyev, one of the co-founders Humbat Mammadov invited citizen of Russian Federation Tofig Bakirov to Baku. They met late in May and agreed on the price of the murder for $36 000. Tofig Bakirov ordered the murder to his fellow countryman Fariman Hajiyev, the latter involved his acquaintances Sahil and Shamil Shamilov brothers. He followed Aflatun Piriyev, kept his office and house under the control, burst into his office on July 11, killed him and wounded Amiraslan Ahmadov.

As a result of the special operations carried out by Azerbaijani Interior Ministry and relevant government agency of Georgia in line with the international agreements, Fariman Hajiyev and Sahil Shamilov were detained in Georgia. The other three Humbat Mammadov, Tofig Bakirov and Shamil Shamilov were detained in Baku.

Measures are being taken to carry out thorough and objective investigation.