Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb.17/ Trend , Bagirov /
The trial of soldiers accused of committing serious crimes has started in Azerbaijan.
Today, Military Court for Serious Crimes held a preparatory hearing for the case of soldiers Yusif Yusifov, Emin Ragimov and Togrul Bagirov of military unit "N" of the Defense Ministry.
The hearing is scheduled for March 1 and it will be behind closed doors.
The defendants were charged with the murder of Lieut. Elshan Tagiyev and officer Ramal Amrahov July 18, 2009. Amrahov was investigating sexual assault the accused have performed on other soldiers.
There are 28 victim, 26 of them subjected to sexual violence.