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Former Azerbaijani Police Chief’s Complaint to be Submitted to European Court

Society Materials 30 August 2007 17:00 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr. K.Zarbaliyeva / A complaint submitted by Mushvig Madatov, Azerbaijan's former police chief of Nizami District Police Department 23, to the European Court will be considered there, said Madatov's attorney, Isakhan Ashurov.

Madatov brought an action suit against the Azerbaijani Government due to its violation of Articles 3, 5, 6, 7, 13 and 14 of the European Commission on Human Rights.

The European Court will begin corresponding with Azerbaijan on this matter in the near future.

Madatov was convicted two times; the first time he was sentenced to twelve years in prison in 1998, and again for thirteen years in 2005. Madatov brought women to the Gobustan closed prison and raped them. The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan decreased his term by four years in prison on the basis of Madatov's appeal.

Presently, Madatov is serving his term in the Penal Service 3.

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