Azerbaijan, Baku, 5 February / Trend corr.К.Zarbaliyeva / Elbrus Guliyev, the nephew of Rasul Guliyev, the ex-Speaker of Azerbaijani Parliament and leader of the Open Society Party, was arrested.
Guliyev, accused with the Article 178 (fraud) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan, was sentenced to three months by the decision of Sabail District Court.
Guliyev was transported to the Investigation Cell 1 in Bailov after receiving the court's decision.
Guliyev had been Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament from 1993 to 1996. He has been searched for misuse of his position, bribe taking, misappropriation of state property and other crimes.