Azerbaijan, Baku, 31 May / Trend corr.T.Abbasov/ The preparatory hearing over the Iranian citizen, Naib Ardabili with nickname Abu Jafar, who created a military organization and has connection with international terrorist organizations of Al-Qaeda and Al-Jihad, and including seventeen people, was held.
The court considered the case of Abu Jafar and other members of the organization -Mirza Babayev, Gadir Hajiyev, Vugar Aliyev, Emin Jami, Logman Muradov, Habil Masmaliyev, Parviz Karimov, Vidadi Karimov, Adil Gorayhanov, Vitaliy Agamammadov, Asaf Khazarov, Daniel Abuyev, Rafael Rahimov and Elchin Alimirzayev and Abdul Malik and Haji.
The aforesaid persons have been accused with the Articles 279.2, 315.2., and 228.2.1 of the Criminal Code.
The attorneys interceded for their clients to change the decision to arrest the accused with other types of punishment.
The petition was not approved.
The Prosecutor asked court to hold next hearing beyond closed doors.
The next hearing was scheduled for 12 June.
Abu Jafar and members of his organizations were arrested in early November 2007 by the employees of the special department Gartal of the Ministry of National Security.
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