Preparatory hearing in the case of the former manager of Presidential Office, Akif Muradverdiyev, will be held in Khazar District Court on November 15 under the chairmanship of Tarlan Akperova, Turan was told by Muradverdiyev’s lawyer, Rashad Mirmehdizade.
Muradverdiyev was arrested on June 20 this year at the Baku airport while leaving for Moscow. According to investigators, he allegedly tried to take with him golden coins from the time of tsarist Russia, and was arrested on suspicion of smuggling.
Muradverdiyev denied the accusation , saying that the coins were planted.
Muradverdiyev previously had been subjected to criminal prosecution. In October 2005 he was arrested on charges of attempting to overthrow the government. Later, he was sentenced to six years in prison for economic crimes. In January 2008 he was released on parole. --03B06--
Politics
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The U.S. will prohibit the issuing of visas for nearly a dozen more individuals responsible for undermining democracy in Georgia, bringing the total number to over 100, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has expressed condolences to the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, following the tragic incident in the city of Magdeburg. "We are deeply shocked by the news of the deaths and injuries resulting from the tragic incident that took place at the Christmas market in Magdeburg," the message reads.
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By the order of the head of state, Vusal Aslanov has been appointed Chairman of the Baku Metro CJSC.
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Ilhamiz Guliyev, an activist convicted on drug-related charges, has complained about the poor conditions at the Penitentiary Complex in Umbaki, his relatives reported to the Turan news agency.
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