On September 11, the trial over Haji Mammadov continued with a member of the gang Aslanbek Chantamirov giving testimony. The hearing on the criminal case of Haji Mammadov and members of his gang are being held in the Azerbaijan Court for Serious Crimes presided by Judge Ali Seyfaliyev, Trend reports.
As soon the hearing commenced, one of the accused, Hussein Abdulvakhabov, appealed to the court for Haji Mammadov, who was in the Isolation Ward of Azerbaijan National Security Ministry be moved to another ward. After discussions, the appeal was turned down by the Court..
The court then heard Aslanbek Chantamirov`s testimony. The accused explained that he was unemployed in Chechnya and so he and Sidek Abdulvakhabov, another member of the gang, came to Baku in 1994 to seek employment. Whilst in Baku Sidek suggested that if Aslanbek wanted to earn money and have good opportunities, they could join the gang headed by his brother Hussein Abdulvakhabov.
For some time I was involved with the gang headed by Hussein, but then left after a dispute between members of the gang, Aslanbek stated. He also said that his role in the gang was to plan and commit murders together with Musa Dabiyev.
I was one of the key figures in the raid on Afag Malikova`s flat, the kidnap and murder of Nazim Pashayev and his driver with the intention of stealing money, as well as the kidnap of Javid Manafov and Elshan Hassanov`s. After committing the first crime, I told Haji Mammadov that I was very sorry of what had occurred and wanted to quit his band. But Haji Mammadov told me that if I did it, he would kill me and my family, Aslanbek said.