On 15 November, the court session on the criminal cases of the former senior official of the Head Investigation Department of the Azerbaijani Interior Ministry, Haji Mammadov and the criminal group headed by him continued with the evidence from witnesses. The court session on the cases of Mammadov and his gang comprising of 25 persons, is held in the Court of Heinous Crimes of Azerbaijan under the Chair of Judge Ali Seyfaliyev, Trend reports.
During the court session, evidence was provided by Vagif Ismaylov, the close friend of Ulvan Bagirov who was kidnapped by the members of the group. He stated after before kidnapping Bagirov, the kidnappers telephoned him. I talked to the kidnappers for a period of nearly 15 days. They demanded $700,000 - 800,000 to release Bagirov. I do not know how much was paid to release Bagirov, he added.
Thereafter, the former manager of Garabulag Rest Center, Tarana Kuninskaya, provided evidence as a witness. She spoke about domestic and other expenses of the Rest Center.
As a witness, Alekper Aliyev provided evidence on the kidnapping of Ahmad Mammadov. He stressed that he was a witness to his kidnapping. I worked in
the machine repair center. Ahmad was with me. A car stopped near the center and three people with white dressing gowns got out of the car and approached Ahmad. Only then did I saw that they were armed. They took Ahmad and drove to an unknown direction, he said.
The court session continues with the evidences from the witnesses.