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Prosecutor demands punishment for those accused of murdering Azerbaijani reporter

23 February 2016 09:30 (UTC +04:00)

Addressing the hearing presided over by judge Eldar Ismayilov, a state prosecutor demanded 14 years in prison for each of Elshan Ismayilov and Arif Aliyev, 12 years for Jamal Mammadov, and 11 years 6 months for Samir Mammadov and Kenan Madatov.

The hearing will continue on March 1.

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.