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Jahangir Hajiyev gives testimony in court

24 August 2016 17:48 (UTC +04:00)

During the hearing presided over by judge Afghan Hajiyev, J. Hajiyev gave testimony. Firstly, he complained about his condition of detention and said he was not given a refrigerator to store his foods: “I always wanted the investigation to be conducted by the General Prosecutor’s Office. Because they have responsible officers. According to accusation, the damage makes 211 million. However, this is not true. My and my relatives’ share worth 5 million was put up for sale and purchase, but the funds we got have not been directed to the payment of loans. I said at the investigation that the loans in the name of individuals were directed to projects. I know the laws well and have not violated them.

Everything started in 2008. Preventive measures were taken in the world during the financial crisis, but we did nothing.

Devaluation decision was made without informing the International Bank of Azerbaijan. After this decision, the bank lost 130 million in one night.

I have not create an organized group. Are we a terrorist group?”

THereaftert, Hajiyev answered to the questions of prosecutor and lawyers.

The process will be resumed on August 26.

13:28

Baku. Etibar Mammadov – APA. The Baku Court on Grave Crimes on Wednesday resumed the hearing on the case of Chairman of the Board of “International Bank of Azerbaijan” OJSC Jahangir Hajiyev and seven more people connected with him.

Hajiyev’s attorneys—Fakhraddin Mehdiyev and Aqil Layijov—made a petition, raising objection to the fact that the court has rejected all of the six petitions made so far. Attorneys of the others did not favor the petition, deeming it unnecessary for the time being, APA reported.

The court held that the petition was ungrounded.

Later on, the court began investigation and the prosecutor announced the bill of indictment. Hajiyev and the others pleaded not guilty, noting that there are unclear issues in the indictment.

The process will be resumed after the break.

Note that Jahangir Hajiyev, Anar Sultanov, who has worked as director of the central branch of the International Bank, Ilgar Abdullayev, a former head of the bank’s central branch, Ibrahim Huseynov, former director of Inter Security LLC, Yusif Akbarov, former director of the bank’s central branch, Kanan Orujov, former director of the bank’s transport branch, Mammad Jahangirov, who has worked as director of the bank’s Narimanov branch, and Azad Javadov, former director of the Baku hazelnut plant are charged under articles 179.3.1, 179.3.2 (Assignment or waste, is plunder of property entrusted to guilty by another person), 308.2 (Abusing official powers), 309.2 (Excess of official powers), 313 (service forgery), 228.1 and 228.4 (Illegal purchase, transfer, selling, storage, transportation and carrying of fire-arms, accessories to it, supplies, explosives).