Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr. К.Zarbaliyeva / The chairman of the court rejected the protest against the judges considering the lawsuit of the Azerbaijani former Health Minister, Ali Insanov, against Fikrat Mammadov, the Justice Minister, and Penal Service, Agaveys Shahverdi, the attorney, reported to the Trend Agency on 10 September.
Shahverdi said that the Judge Mammad Mammadov of Nasimi District Court would consider the case.
The final decision on the case of Ali Insanov will be made during the next trial on 12 September.
Insanov's petition regarding his participation in the incident and examination of the cell where he is kept has not been fulfilled. Insanov added that he was subjected to torture due to statements he made against the close relative of the Azerbaijani Justice Minister, Jamil Aliyev.
Insanov was detained in October, 2005. He was accused of attempting a coup d'etat and causing mass riots. By the decision made by the Azerbaijani Court on Heinous Crimes dated 20 April, Ali Insanov was found guilty in appropriation of property and abuse of power and sentenced to 11years imprisonment.
Presently he is held in the Bail Isolation Cell 1 of the Penitentiary Service of Azerbaijan. He demands to be transferred to the Patient Care Institution of the Penitentiary Service. Medical examinations on him have proved that he suffers from a vertebral hernia.