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Head of Nardaran Council of Elders detained

Society Materials 9 December 2015 13:13 (UTC +04:00)
Head of the Council of Elders of Baku’s Nardaran township Natig Karimov has been detained.
Head of Nardaran Council of Elders detained

Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec.9

Trend:

Head of the Council of Elders of Baku's Nardaran township Natig Karimov has been detained, the township residents told Trend.

Earlier, on Nov. 26, five members of a criminal group, operating under the guise of religion, were killed during a police operation in the township of Nardaran, some 25 km northeast of Baku. Two police officers were also killed in the standoff.

Fourteen members of the criminal group were arrested along with the group's ringleader Taleh Baghirov. All 14 detainees were arrested for four months as a preventive measure against them.

Azerbaijani Prosecutor General's Office has initiated criminal cases.

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