Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug. 23 / Trend K.Zarbaliyeva /
An employee of the Azerbaijani Justice Ministry has been accused of murder.
Penitentiary Service employee Habil Bayramov was accused of killing 52-year-old head of the Bilajari Power Supply Office Ismayil Allahverdiyev on Bunyadzade Street in Baku on Aug. 22. Bayramov committed the crime together with his fellow Faig Yahyayev. Allahverdiyev was stabbed 54 times, the Yasamal District Prosecutor's Office told Trend.
Bayramov attempted to flee by jumping from the fifth floor of the building. He received serious injuries and was taken to the hospital for treatment. Yahyayev was detained by police.
An investigation is underway.