The prosecutor has requested a 23-year prison sentence for Shahin Shikhlinski, the leader of the Azerbaijani diaspora in Russia’s Ural region, APA’s Russia bureau reports.
The judicial investigation in the criminal case against Shikhlinski and the Safarov brothers has concluded at the Sverdlovsk Regional Court, and the state prosecutor has made a statement.
The prosecutor requested 23 years of imprisonment for Shahin Shikhlinski, 23 years for Akif Safarov, 22 years for Ayaz Safarov, and 18 years for Kamal Safarov.
13-year prison sentences were sought for Bakir and Mazahir Safarov, while 15 years was requested for Shujaaddin Rajabov.
It should be noted that last week, the jury of the court issued a guilty verdict against Shikhlinski and others and concluded that they did not deserve a pardon. The prosecution believes that the accused participated in organizing the murder of Yunis Pashayev in 2001 and in an assassination attempt against businessman Feyruz Shirinov in 2010.
Recall that criminal proceedings were initiated against Shahin Shikhlinski under Article 318 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (use of violence against a representative of authority), as well as under articles related to attempted contract killing.
In June last year, Russian law enforcement agencies carried out an operation targeting Azerbaijanis in Yekaterinburg. Force was used during the operation, resulting in the deaths of two Azerbaijani brothers, Ziyaddin and Huseyn Safarov. Other members of the Safarov family and several compatriots were arrested by court order. They were charged with crimes committed in 2001, 2010 and 2011. At the same time, Shahin Shikhlinski, the head of the Azerbaijani diaspora in Yekaterinburg, was detained on July 2. Law enforcement officers wearing military uniforms, masks, and without identification insignia blocked the vehicle he was in in the middle of the street and, using force, pulled Shahin Shikhlinski and his son Mutvali out of the car, threw them to the ground, and handcuffed them. Mutvali Shikhlinski was released 15 minutes after being detained. Shahin Shikhlinski, however, was questioned for several hours at the Investigative Department before being released.
Subsequently, law enforcement authorities opened a criminal case against the Shikhlinskis on charges of using violence against a government representative at the time of their detention. Within the framework of this criminal case, Mutvali Shikhlinski was detained on July 16 and placed in pre-trial detention. Shahin Shikhlinski was declared wanted. On August 2, Shahin Shikhlinski was also detained in Moscow and transferred to Yekaterinburg.
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