Azerbaijan, Baku, 24 June / Trend corr. K.Zarbaliyeva / Court did not permit the former Azerbaijani Economic Development Minister to meet with the members of his family.
Lawyers presented a range of petitions by Aliyev'a appeal in the process held in the Appeal Court of Baku on 24 June.
Farhad Aliyev and his brother Rafik Aliyev, the former President of the Azpetrol Group of Companies, are accused of committing corruption-related and attempts for a coup d'etat and staging of mass disorders in the country. F.Aliyev and R.Aliyev were arrested on 19 October 2005.
F.Aliyev was accused with the Articles 179.3.1, 179.3.2, 192.2.1 (illegal business), 192.2.2 (illegal business committed by organized group), 206.4 (smuggling), 213 (tax evasion), 308.2 (abuse of power), 311.3.1 (bribery taking), 311.3.2 (repeated bribery taking), 311.3.3 (bribery taking in large sum) and 313 (service forgery) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijani Republic. R.Aliyev was accused with the Articles 213 (tax evasion) and 206.4 (smuggling).
The accusations on the coup d'etat and staging of mass disorders were taken for separate consideration.
Under the verdict by the Heinous Crime Court, former Minister and his brother were sentenced to 10 and 9 years of imprisonment. According to the Court's decision, F.Aliyev and R.Aliyev cannot take state positions within five years after releasing from prison.
F.Aliyev's lawyer filed a petition to create condition Aliyev may meet with members of his family. R.Aliyev's lawyer presented a petition demanding to bring additional evidences.
Court did not approve petition.
The correspondent can be contacted at: [email protected]