Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 26
By Samir Ali - Trend:
The period of arrest of the former head of the office of the Ministry of Communications and High Technologies of Azerbaijan Vidadi Zeynalov has been extended, Zeynalov's lawyer Mugan Aliyev told Trend Jan. 26.
Earlier, head of the office of Azerbaijani Ministry of Communications and High Technologies Vidadi Zeynalov was dismissed and Sabail District Court made a decision to arrest him for three months.
Zeynalov is accused of misappropriation and embezzlement of funds in large amount and power abuse.
Aliyev said that the three months' arrest, which was chosen as a preventive measure against Zeynalov, will expire on January 26. The court by its decision has extended Zeynalov's arrest until Feb. 21. The lawyer said that he periodically visits his client.
Aliyev went on to add that Zeynalov has no intention to file an appeal regarding the court's decision on the extension of his arrest.
"Vidadi Zeynalov has no complaints regarding conditions of detention and state of health," said the lawyer.