Defendants give testimonies in hearing of Ilhama Guliyeva’s son and others

Defendants - officer of loan department of Kapitalbank Sabayel branch Ruslan Zaliyev and Kamala Eyvazova gave testimonies. Zaliyev did not admit his guilt. He said he was Yalchin Hasanov’s friend and added that Yalchin Hasanov, who was engaged in selling cars, often appealed to him in connection with loans. The defendant said he had first seen ecstasy in Hasanov’s hand.
“I asked him about it and he said the drug made a man more cheerful. I asked Yalchin to give me some and got 12 drugs. I did not give Yalchin money for the drugs,†he said.
Zaliyev also said his testimony had been changed and AZN 2000 that was on his person was confiscated.
Following this, Kamala Eyvazova gave testimony, she did not admit her guilt either. Eyvazova said she had irregular marriage with Ali Ismayilov and confessed that she took the drugs from him. Kamala Eyvazova said she had used drugs to ease pains. She also noted that she had first used ecstasy unintentionally in Mahir Mirsalamov’s summer house.
The hearing will continue in the second half of the day.
The defendants are accused of illicit drug turnover and use of drugs. According to the indictment, they faced charges under articles 234.1 (illegal manufacturing, purchase, storage, transportation, transfer or selling of narcotics, psychotropic substances) and 234.4.1 (Illegal manufacturing, purchase, storage, transportation, transfer or selling of narcotics, psychotropic substances on preliminary arrangement by group of persons or organized group) of the Criminal Code. They were arrested by the National Security Ministry in May this year.
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