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Expert: â€œPsychotropic substances were examined in hand-made ecstasiesâ€

15 January 2009 11:18 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Ramil Mammadli-APA. The trial on the case of Orkhan Nadirov, son of Peopleâ€™s Artist Ilhama Guliyeva, Mahir Mirsalamov and Yalchin Hasanov, sons of former Baku and Azizbayov prosecutors Adalat Mirsalamov and Rashid Hasanov, former police and 11 others was held in the Court of Grave Crimes on Thursday, APA reports.
Medical expert was interrogated during the process was presided over by Azer Orujov. To her, medical examination coincided with norms of methodology adopted by the UN. Ten of 100 ecstasies were examined. Psychotropic substances were examined in hand-made ecstasies. Each ecstasy is 0.2gm. Lawyers were not satisfied with answers of expert. There was an argument between lawyer of Vugar and expert. Defendants asked questions to the expert. Lawyer of Vugar petitioned to cancel arrest of defendant. The court did not consider petition. A group of experts expressed an opinion on ecstasy will be invited to court hearing. The trial was fixed on January 21.
Defendants are accused of drug turnover and usage of it. According to indictment, Orkhan Nadirov, Mahir Mirsalamli, Yalchin Hasanov, Elshan Rustamov, Ali Ismayilov, Zubiya Gulami, Vugar Aliyev, Javidan Aliyev, Ramin Hasanov, Kamila Eyvazova, Elshan Budagov, Hasan Hasanov, Mirali Aliyev faced charges under Article 206 (smuggling), 234.1 (Illegal purchase or storage without a purpose of selling of narcotics or psychotropic substances in a quantity (amount) exceeding necessary for personal consumption), 234.4.1 (Illegal purchase or storage without a purpose of selling of narcotics or psychotropic substances in a quantity (amount) exceeding necessary for personal consumption on preliminary arrangement by group of persons or organized group) of the Criminal Code. Defendants were arrested during operations carried out by officials of National Security Ministry in May, 2008. Ecstasy was confiscated from them.