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Arrested Military Calls Accusation against Him Bias

Society Materials 27 September 2007 17:40 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend ciorr. К.Zarbaliyeva / The former Deputy Commander of the Azerbaijani Protective Brigade of the Armed Forces, called the accusations brought against him as being non-impartial. Rasim Muradov, the accused testified during his hearing at the Court Martial on 27 September.

Muradov underwent pressure due to the appearance of violations in military units. Muradov stated that the appearance of said violations became the main reason for his arrest.

The process will continue on 5 October with witnesses' testimonies. Charges of bribery and abuse of power against Muradov were withdrawn due to lack of evidence. Initially Muradov was charged in accordance with Article 311.3.2 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan. Muradov was arrested on 24 July. A criminal case has been filed by Colonel Mirzali Yusifov.

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