"Tether case". Why are Generals Mais Barhudarov and Hikmet Hasanov not involved in the investigation?

Baku/17.03.23/Turan: The trial in the criminal case of a group of servicemen of four defendants in the "Terter case" accused of torture has begun. In the Sumgayit judicial complex, at the first session of the Baku Military Court, curious details were revealed in the proceedings of which this case is located.

It should be noted that the case of three groups has been sent to the Baku Military Court and transferred to judicial proceedings, the investigation of which has already been completed. On March 14, a preparatory meeting was held on the criminal case of 4 accused – servicemen of the nth military unit Rustam Aleskerov, Ramil Garayev, Vusal Aleskerov, Rashid Niftaliev.

The victim, Raphael Emchiev, stated in his petition that the organizers of the terrible crimes remained on the sidelines. Another victim, Elmin Orujev, made a motion to bring to criminal responsibility the superiors of the corps, in which terrible tortures were arranged: "In this case, the investigation was not conducted objectively and in detail. The organizers of these tortures are at large. Bekir Orujev was arrested, but the commanders of the corps where torture was used, the commander of the corps, Lieutenant General Mais Barhudarov and the former commander of the corps, Major General Hikmet Hasanov, were not brought to justice, were not interrogated and they were not confronted. This criminal case has not been fully investigated."

Why have the above-mentioned generals and high-ranking officials involved in the commission of this crime not yet been brought to the investigation?

Political activist Sahib Kerimli answers this question in the "Difficult Question" program.

According to him, the "Terter case" is an extremely large-scale crime. This is a political and even a geopolitical issue. A political decision was made to commit this crime, and after that a geopolitical decision was made. After that, under the guise of legal, illegal decisions were made. In his opinion, the trial will be held openly.

"As you know, one of the victims made a motion to interrogate Hikmet Hasanov and Mais Barhudarov, as well as some other high-ranking military officers. The lawyers of the accused also filed a motion to transfer their clients under house arrest and conduct the trial behind closed doors, justifying this by the confidentiality of the case. The court did not satisfy these petitions. This means that the trial will be held openly," Kerimli said.

Also, according to the activist, the prosecutor at the trial made a statement that the investigation is not over, that part of the investigation materials has been presented to the court and as new materials become available, the process will continue and new victims and accused may appear during it.

"Thus, there are signs that fears that the perpetrators of the crime will be punished, and its organizers will remain on the sidelines, are groundless," Kerimli hopes.—0—