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Azerbaijani Peopleâ€™s Artist Ilhama Guliyevaâ€™s son arrested - UPDATED

Azerbaijani Peopleâ€™s Artist Ilhama Guliyevaâ€™s son arrested - <font color=red>UPDATED</font>

17 June 2008 14:06 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Ulkar Gasimova-APA. The reports that sons of former prosecutor of Baku Adalat Mirsalamov and former prosecutor of Azizbayov district Rashid Hasanov were arrested have been confirmed. APA reports that Adalat Mirsalamovâ€™s son Mahir Mirsalamov and Rashad Hasanovâ€™s son Yalchin Hasanov have been arrested for selling drugs. Children of a number of famous persons and policemen were also detained as a result of the operation carried out by National Security Ministry. Most of them were released after the preliminary investigations, some were arrested.
Mahir Mirsalamov and Yalchin Hasanov face charges under articles 234 (illegal manufacturing, purchase, storage, transportation, transfer or selling of narcotics, psychotropic substances) of the Criminal Code. Singer and composer Tunar Rahmaoghlu and Ilhama Guliyevaâ€™s son Orkhan were nailed on charge in connection with these events. Tunar Rahmanoghlu told APA that he had been called to National Security Ministry.
â€œI gave testimony in the National security Ministry. I was interrogated and they found out that I am not guilty,â€ he said.
He refused to comment on the reports that he had relations with Yalchin Hasanov.
â€œI can not say anything about it. I am not involved in such cases. The detainee called Orkhan is Ilhama Guliyevaâ€™s son,â€ he said.
Tunar Rahmaoghlu said he had given testimony a week before and was not called to the National Security Ministry after that.
APA got information from the law-enforcement bodies that Orkhan Ahmadaga Nadirov is held in the detention facility of the National Security Ministry. According to unconfirmed reports, Ilhama Guliyeva adopted Orkhan Ahmadaga Nadirov from her cousin Lala.
Azerbaijani peopleâ€™s artist Ilhama Guliyeva did not answer APAâ€™s questions.