Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr. E.Huseynli / The arrest of Anar Namazov is as a political person and is linked to the nephew of Ali Insanov, Azerbaijani former Health Minister, Namazov's attorney, Agaveys Mammadov, said during the hearing. The hearing was presided over by Judge Gayila Mammadova, in the Baku Appeals Court.
Anar Namazov was charged in accordance with Article 179 (misappropriation) and 313 (falsification) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan.
Another defendant, Eldar Rzayev, confirmed that he received bribery in exchange for issuing licenses to pharmacies in the country. Rashad Mirmehtizadeh, Rzayev's attorney, asked that his client's term be decreased in taking into consideration Rzayev's health condition.
The attorney, Isakhan Ashurov, said that Alexander Umrashkin is being held in the Investigation Cell 1 in Bayil together with dangerous criminals. The attorney asked for a halt of the brutal treatment of his client.
Former Minister Insanov, was arrested in October 2005 for attempting to execute a coup d'etat, appropriation and embezzlement of State property, exceeding his commissions and responsibilities, and other serious crimes and was sentenced to eleven years imprisonment and confiscation of his property. Presently, Insanov is kept in the Penal Service of the Bayil Investigation cell. The former Minister demands his transference to a medical institution within the Penal Service due to a herniated disc.
Former representatives of the Azerbaijani Health Ministry, Fakhraddin Abbasov, Anar Namazov, and Parviz Karimov were sentenced to seven years in prison, Fuad Mahmudov to seven years and six months, Vakil Abbasov to five years, Akif Maharramov to nine years with confiscation of his property, Eldar Rzayev to seven years, Haji Aliyev to seven years, Shovgu Jafarov to seven years, and Alexander Umrashkin to three years.