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Only one defendant Zakir Nasirov, former head of Crime Investigation Department, attended the court proceeding.
The public prosecutor petitioned for postponing the preparatory process.
Defense lawyer Elton Guliyev asked for dismissal of the prosecutor's petition and his substitution.
"Some defendants' rights are violated by postponing the court proceedings, they are held in prison without groundless reasons".
In the end, the court decided to postpone the process till May 15.
The Court of Grave Crimes sentenced Haji Mammadov, Musa Dabiyev, Eldar Rehimov, Farhad Mammadbeyov, Aslanbek Chintamirov, Malik Mammadov, Husain Abdulvahabov (confiscation of properties), Zakir Nasirov (confiscation of properties, deprival of state title and awards) , Kamil Sedreddinov (confiscation of properties, deprival of state title) and Yagir Mammadov to life imprisonment.
Other defendants – Nizami Abdullayev (confiscation of property), Sidek Abdulvahabov, Rovshen Agayev were sentenced to 15 years, Naile Guliyeva (confiscation of property) to 13 years, Edalet Asadullayev, Novruz Nuriyev to 12 years, Aligulu Guliyev, Nishad Ismayilov (confiscation of property) to 10 years, Faig Guliyev, Elchin Aliyev (Confiscation of property) to 9 years, Mehman Hasanov, Fariz Hamidov, Elshen Mirzayev to 8 years in jail. Agil Huseynov got two-year suspended sentence (not to hold any position), and Azer Huseynov also received two-year suspended sentence.
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