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Azerbaijani court rejects appeals of criminals accused of terrorism attacks against U.S., UK embassies in Azerbaijan

Society Materials 17 August 2009 18:00 (UTC +04:00)
An Azerbaijani court has rejected appeals of members of the gang, accused of an attempt to attack on the U.S. and European countries' embassies in Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijani court rejects appeals of criminals accused of terrorism attacks against U.S., UK embassies in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug. 17 / Trend , H.Bagirov/

An Azerbaijani court has rejected appeals of members of the gang, accused of an attempt to attack on the U.S. and European countries' embassies in Azerbaijan.

An appeal of 12 members of the gang was rejected and the resolution of the serious crime court was kept in power, the Baku Appeals Court told Trend .

The Military Serious Crime Court sentenced Kamran Asadov, Bakhtiyar Orujov, Farid Jabbarov, Kamran Babayev and Samir Mehraliyev to a 15-year imprisonment.

The court sentenced other members of the gang, including Elshan Mammadov, Vugar Aliyev and Ilkin Ismailov to 14-year imprisonment, Tarlan Karimov - 13 years, Ramil Karimov -12 years, Yashar Maharramov - 12 years and 6 months, Rovshan Abdulaliyev - 12 years and 6 months, Shirvani Babayev - 10 years, Samir Aliyev - 12 years, Orkhan Alizadeh - 10 years and 6 months, Ramin Jalilov - 11 years, Azeri Ibadov - 10 years, Edgar Aliyev - 6 years and 6 months, Hajibala Huseynov - 6 years and three months and Shahriyar Maharramov - 2 years.

The court adopted a resolution to send a notification to the Defense Ministry to annul a lieutenant rank from Asadov.

The above-mentioned persons are accused of joining a radical religious group, attempts to start an armed struggle, armed attack on a petrol station of LUKoil and preparation of acts of terror against U.S. and British embassies in Azerbaijan.

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