Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr. К.Zarbaliyeva / The Republican Prosecutor Office has demanded a tougher punishment be given to prisoner Zabit Kazimov for murdering the Police Chief of Ganja City.
The preliminary hearing was held under the chairmanship of Judge, Chingiz Mammadov, in Ganja City Appeal Court, Narmina Mammadova, Kazimov's lawyer, said to Trend Agency on 27 August. The court trial was scheduled for 3 September.
Kazimov was charged with contravening Article 120.2.3 (willful murder) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan. Court-medical expertise which was held during the court investigation did not support the results of the investigation regarding the fact that Ikram Khalilov died as a result of a punch by Kazimov.
The Azerbaijani Grave Court sentenced Kazimov to three years in prison for contravening Article 124 (reckless homicide) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan.