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Expert opinions heard at trial on case of Azerbaijani reporterâ€™s death

16 February 2016 12:12 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Shahriyar Alizada – APA. Baku Court of Grave Crimes on Thursday held a hearing on the case of those accused of murdering reporter Rasim Aliyev.

Expert Alim Huseynov, who carried out the preliminiary forensic examination, was testified at the hearing presided over by judge Eldar Ismayilov.

The expert said no sign of injury was detected on the body during the preliminary examination and his opinion was reflected in the photos as well.

Then, Ziyafeddin Mammadov, who wrote the conclusion of the forensic medical examination, was questioned.

Mammadov said that he wrote down the expert opinion on the basis of Rasim Aliyev’s medical card and other documents.

The lawyer of the aggrieved Fariz Namazli addressed the hearing, noting that though an explanation was gotten from Rasim Aliyev, the case materials don’t include the explanation. The lawyer asked the court to get the explanation from the police station and call the investigator for questioning.

The court partially sustained the petition. It was said that a request will be sent to the police station, but the inspector won’t be questioned.

Namazli also lodged a petition asking to add the footage which reflects the beating of Rasim Aliyev to the case materials.

The court approved the petition.

The hearing will continue on Feb.23.

On Aug.8, journalist Rasim Aliyev was beaten by a group of unknown persons and died in the hospital he had been admitted to with numerous bodily injuries. Due to the fact, Kenan Madatov, Jamal Mammadov, Samir Mustafayev, Elshan Ismayilov, Arif Aliyev, and football player Javid Huseynov were arrested. After a while, a separate criminal proceeding was launched against Javid Huseynov.

The football club "Gabala" issued a statement due to journalist Rasim Aliyev’s death. Mentioning the name of a football player Javid Huseynov in connection with this incident has caused deep regret. Despite the fact that Javid Huseynov is a very important player for the team "Gabala", he was removed from the core team until the situation is clear.

The club stated that the issue will be investigated fairly, transparently and objectively and all the perpetrators will be punished.