Rasul Jafarov’s lawyer Alibaba Rzayev has made a speech at the hearing chaired by judge Eldar Ismayilov.
The lawyer asked the court to issue a judgment of acquittal for Rasul Jafarov. The other lawyer Fariz Namazli also made a similar speech.
The hearing will continue tomorrow.
Note that, Rasul Jafarov was arrested on August 2. After interrogation at the Investigation Department on Grave Crimes under the Prosecutor General’s Office, he was convicted of illegal entrepreneurship, tax evasion, and abuse of official powers. Nasimi District Court sentenced him to pre-trial detention.
Jafarov faced additional charges under articles #179 (misappropriation) and 313 (falsification of documents).