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Azerbaijani MPâ€™s son arrested in Russia to stand trial, September 5

01 September 2008 12:55 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Ramil Mammadli - APA. The first court hearing on the case of Etimad Ismayilov, son of Chairman of Azerbaijan Justice Party, MP Ilyas Ismayilov, has been fixed to September 5. Deputy Chairman of Justice Party Elkhan Shukurlu told APA that Chelyabinsk Central Court would consider the case.

Shukurlu said a number of irregularities were observed during the investigation.
â€œAzerbaijani Constitutional Court, Supreme Court and Foreign Ministry appealed to Russian law-enforcement bodies for considering the case in Moscow. A group of parliamentarians will possibly leave for Moscow along with Ilyas Ismayilov to meet with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin,â€ he said.

Etimad Ismayilov is the owner of â€œAvroasiyaâ€ Industry-Finance Group LLC. One of the companies under the patronage of Chelyabinsk Governor owes Avroasiya Industry-Finance Group LLC $1mln. Arbitration Court has also given document confirming that the company owes the company owned by Etimad Ismayilov.

Etimad Ismayilov was detained by the officers of Russian Federal Security Service in Domodedovo airport on March 25, 2008. Charges under articles 159.4 (swindling) and 274/14 (money laundry) of Russian Criminal Code were brought against Etimad Ismayilov on March 27.