Incident

Incident

Gelegah village resident gives testimony in hearing of persons accused of killing Naila and Reyhana Majidovas

15 January 2009 13:04 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Hafiz Heydarov - APA. Court of Grave Crimes has today held next hearing on the case of Tavakkul, Elnur and Elchin Ismayilov brothers, who are accused of killing Naila and Reyhana Majidovas, residents of Dagh Biliji village of Devechi region. Judge Ahmad Guliyev presided over the hearing. APA reports that the representatives of the defendants and sufferers did not attend the hearing. The court considered it expedient to hold the hearing without their participation. Resident of Gelegah village Farrukh Iskandarov gave testimony in the hearing. He said the day when Naila and Reyhana Majidovas went missing, he attended a funeral together with Elnur Ismayilov.
â€œThe day when the sisters went missing, our neighbor died. Together with Elnur and another fellow countryman I went to prepare a plank for the grave. We finished work at four and we parted with Elnur. I saw him in the farm in the evening,â€ he said.
The hearing will continue on January 23.

Tavakkul, Elnur and Elchin Ismayilov brothers are accused of killing Naila and Reyhana Majidovas, residents of Dagh Biliji village of Devechi region. According to the indictment, they faced charges under articles 120.1 (premeditated murder), 149 (raping), 150.2.3 (violent actions of sexual nature against juvenile), 127.1 (deliberate causing of less serious harm to the health), 144.3 (kidnapping), 177 (robbery), 178 (swindling) and 221 (illegal purchase, transfer, selling, storage, transportation or carrying of fire-arms) of the Criminal Code. Ismayilov brothers killed Majidova sisters and threw their bodies into Samur-Absheron channel. Naila Majidovaâ€™s body was found in Siyazan part of Samur-Absheron channel on August 9, Reyhana Majidovaâ€™s body has not been found yet.