At the trial "in the case of telecommunications workers" again is mentioned the name of ex-minister

On Friday, the Baku Serious Crimes Court continued the trial in the case of 11 senior officials of Ministry of Communications and its subordinate enterprises. On December 9 was heard the testimony of the former head of the company "Aztelekom" Muhammad Mammadov. At the suggestion of the lawyers were announced Mammadov’s testimony during the preliminary investigation.

He claimed that the chief accountant of  "Aztelekom" Oktay Rustamov was accountable to the head of the Office of the Ministry Vidadi Zeynalov, and in the period 2009-2013 Zeynalov month passed 500,000  manats, and in 2014-2015 – 200,000 manats.

In the "Aztelekom" for the traffic of international negotiations "Azintelekom" every month  were received monthly 1-2 million AZN, and these funds directly or indirectly were transferred Zeynalov. These funds  were transferred to the accounts of companies that indicated Zeynalov.  Mammadov pleaded not guilty, saying that the money transferred  chief accountant.

Responding questions from lawyers, Mammadov did not name the leaders of the Communications Ministry, which ordered him to transfer money to  Zeynalov.

Asking the  questions of lawyers why Mammadov  paid  for the damage if you did not feel guilty, he said: "This sum paid  my friends. Thank you.  I do not know the reasons." In turn, the chief accountant of "Aztelekom" Rustamov said that his monthly salary is 1,600 manat, and he was not involved in the misappropriation of money, describing himself as a "victim" in this case.

He further stated that during the  first testimony he  did not  wear his optic glasses, and  put his signature without reading records. During the preliminary investigation it was  revealed that at the direction of Zeynalov  he monthly collected from the persons whose names he does not remember, 200,000 AZN, and passed Zeynalov. Also, at the direction of Zeynalov, he transferred money to the accounts of private companies, which belonged Zeynalov.

However, the chief accountant refused to name the person who ordered him to transfer money to Zeynalov. Jeyhun Yusifov, the  lawyer  of Zeynalov addressing the defendant said, "Why do not you name the Minister Ali Abbasov? Are you afraid? Vidadi Zeynalov was in the ministry just a fundraiser. "

The court further suggested Zeynalov to testify, but he refused, saying that he has not  yet familiarized with an  indictment for review. After that, the indictment was presented to him, and Zeynalov promised to speak at the next meeting on 14 December. According to the investigation, Zeynalov  misappropriated on the forged documents no less than 40 million  AZN with the participation of the other 10 defendants. The money  were embezzled by forging the  documents.-36C--