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Investigation team sent to Russia and Georgia to investigate massacre at Azerbaijani university: joint statement by Prosecutor General's Office and Interior Ministry of Azerbaijan (UPDATED-2)

Other News Materials 15 May 2009 23:00 (UTC +04:00)

An investigation team was sent to Russia and Georgia in order to investigate the massacre at Azerbaijan State Oil Academy committed by a citizen of Georgia Farda Gadirov, said the joint statement by the Prosecutor General's Office and the Interior Ministry of Azerbaijan.

Formerly Farda Gadirov lived in Russia and Georgia for certain period.

Gadirov Farda was born in 1980 in the Georgian village of Dashtepe of Marneul region. After a long stay in Russia, in October 2008 he returned to native village. On March 12, 2009 he asked the inhabitant of Marneuli, assistant driver of the passenger bus "Marneuli-Baku", Gabulov Arize to assist him in renting an apartment in Baku.

A gunman attacked Building 2 of the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy at early morning on April 30. According to reports, the armed man killed 12 and wounded 13. The joint statement by the Interior Ministry and Prosecutor General's Office said the attack was committed by 29-year-old Georgian citizen Gadirov Farda Asad oglu by Makarov revolver.

A suit has been filed on murder for hooliganism purposes (120.2.2), brutal murder (120.2.4), murdering more than one people (120.2.7), and an attempt of murder (29, 120.2.7) and illegal storing of arms (228.1).

The joint statement by the Prosecutor General's Office and Interior Ministry of Azerbaijan says that over the case were interviewed witnesses (teachers and students of the incident), as well as the driver and passengers of the bus Georgia-Azerbaijan (on which Gadirov arrived in Baku), people who contacted the offender during the period of residence in capital of Azerbaijan, and employees of nearby objects. Also there were studied the telephone conversations of suspected, carried out searches in places of their residence.

As a result of joint activities of law enforcement agencies of Azerbaijan and Georgia, a search was held at the house of Gadirov in the village of Dashtepe of Marneul region. As a result, a number of documents were found in the name of the offender, a check on the purchase of arm on Oct. 24, 2008 (with which the crime was committed) belonging to Kula ARMS Georgia JSC weapons shop in Tbilisi, 14 cartridges, bullets and cartridge cases, two of patronage with a capacity of 50 rounds each, means for cleaning weapons, disposable gloves, serrated knife, and three photographs of the offender, where he holds the weapon.

The other side of one of the photos describes the words "24 Feb., 2009 Gadirov Farda lone wolf", on the other - "My every step is death. November 10, 2008 Gadirov Farda."

During investigation with the close support of law enforcement agencies of Georgia, it was revealed that after returning to the village of Dashtepe from Russia in October 2008, Gadirov Farda contacted by phone and periodically met with a citizen of Georgia Sergey Grigoryan (born in 1961) in October-November (Armenian by nationality, but calls himself Georgian). Together they purchased Makarov pistol for 500 lari and 100 cartridges for 200 lari in the gun shop. 

Currently, law enforcement agencies investigate Sergey Grigorian's participation in the heinous crime at Azerbaijani university, as well as the legality of the purchase of the pistol.

The report also says that due to the refusal of Gadirov Farda's parents and relatives, he was buried as neglected.

The report also notes with regret that in spite of informing the public about discovered forensic evidence, evidence and facts of the crime, the investigation which is under the personal control of the President, some members of opposition political parties and their media use this tragedy for their dirty political purposes.

The statement says that in order to create tension in the public-political life amongst the students of several universities and pupils, rumors are spread not based on reality. "There will be prevented all attempts to disturb public security, and adequate measures will be taken against organizers and participants of this crime," says the joint statement by the Prosecutor General's Office and the Interior Ministry of Azerbaijan.

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