The Ministry of Justice refutes reports of Huseyn Abdullayev’s heart attack

The Ministry of Justice clarified the messages on social networks about the deterioration of the condition in the pre-trial detention center of the former deputy of the Parliament of Azerbaijan, businessman Huseyn Abdullayev. The Ministry of Justice did not confirm the allegations that Abdullayev suffered a heart attack and was not given proper care.

The statement of the  Ministry of Justice reads that Abdullayev appealed to the medical unit of the Baku pre-trial detention center on August 2 with heart complaints. He was examined by a cardiologist, an electrocardiogram and an echocardiography were performed on him. According to the research results, Abdullayev's myocardial infarction was not confirmed.

Huseyn Abdullayev held leading positions in the oil products business in the 90s. Groups of thugs controlled by him participated in the dispersal of opposition protests.  In 2005, Abdullayev became a member of Parliament and criticized the activities of the Cabinet of Ministers. In March 2007, at a meeting of parliament, Deputy Fazail Agamaly provoked Abdullayev into a fight. However, only Abdullayev was punished. He was first arrested, and later conditionally sentenced for hooliganism to 2 years in prison.

In 2013, he emigrated from Azerbaijan. Some time later, a criminal case was opened against him for tax evasion. On April 22, 2018, Abdullayev was detained in Turkey, where he arrived from Germany and extradited to Azerbaijan.

In Baku, he was charged under  the following Articles  of the Criminal Code: 192.2.2 (illegal entrepreneurship with the extraction of large income), 178.2.1 (fraud), 178.2.2, 178.2.4 (fraud), 182.2.1 (extortion by threats by prior agreement of persons), 182.2.2 (the same actions committed repeatedly) and 182.2.4 (the same actions committed with the infliction of large damage to the victim damage). He was subsequently sentenced to 6 years in prison.

In August 2020, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Arrests decided to immediately release Abdullayev.

47 days before the end of his 6-year prison sentence, a new charge was filed against him in early March this year. Now Abdullayev is accused of legalizing money obtained by criminal means (Article 193-1.3.2 of the Criminal Code).  In particular, he is accused of laundering 6 million manats from 2006 to 2014, although the investigation has already investigated his actions from 2000 to 2018. On July 31, the prosecutor's office announced the completion of the preliminary investigation and the referral of the case to the court.