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Singer Ragsanaâ€™s sister and mother arrested for human trafficking â€“ UPDATED

Singer Ragsanaâ€™s sister and mother arrested for human trafficking â€“ <font color=#FF0000>UPDATED</font>

28 August 2007 15:21 (UTC +04:00)

Chief of the regionâ€™s passport registration department and police office investigated the fact. The woman is Ragsana Ismayilovaâ€™s sister, Goranboy police office told APA.
Interior Ministry told APA that detainee Ellada Ismayilova is 29 years old. The ministry also said that another member of the gang, Ellada Ismayilovaâ€™s mother, Goranboy resident 55-year old Adila Hasanova has also been arrested. They are accused of taking women to Turkey where they underwent sexual exploitation. Interior Ministry did not give additional information since investigation is being carried out.
Chief of Clear World Public Union Mehriban Zeynalova told APA that one of Ellada Ismayilovaâ€™s victims appealed to the center. She noted that Ellada Ismayilova is singer Ragsanaâ€™s sister.
Ragsana Ismayilova confirmed in her interview to APA that her sisterâ€™s name is Ellada Ismayilova.
â€œThe woman who has been arrested for human trafficking is not my sister. The imprisoned woman is Baku resident and my sister is the resident of Goranboy. Everyone can investigate this,â€ she said.
Refuting that her sister has been arrested the singer that there are many people in Azerbaijan having similar names and surnames.
â€œEveryone can came to our house and see my sister,â€ she said.
APAâ€™s correspondent insisted on meeting Ragsanaâ€™s sister, the singer told the correspondent to come in an hour but did not answered telephone calls.
The singerâ€™s producer Tarana told APA that Ragsanaâ€™s sister is in the village with her children. She even gave rhetorical question â€œwill you search our house?â€ The producer said they will hold a press conference regarding the case.
One of Ragsanaâ€™s close friends told APA that imprisoned Adila Hasanova is the singerâ€™s mother.
â€œRagsanaâ€™s mother is Adila,â€ he said. /APA/