In the Baku Court of Grave Crimes on January 21 continued the Trial in the case of the murder of the journalist Rasim Aliyev continued in the Baku Serious Crimes Court on 21 January 21. Kanan Madatov, Jamal Mammadov, Samir Mustafayev, Elshan Ismayilov and Arif Aliyev are brought in trial. The case of Javid Huseynov, the footballer of the "Gabala" team was separated. The access to the courtroom was again limited, and many fellow journalists were not allowed into the hall. The lawyer of the injured party Namazly Fariz said that at today’s trial testimonies gave the defendant Samir Mustafayev, who recanted his testimony at the preliminary investigation. Mustafayev said that he came to the scene occasionally, and knows nothing about the of beating Rasim Aliyev. Mother of the deceased journalist, Teyfura Aliyeva, said that on the day of the incident Javid Huseynov and his cousin Elshan Ismayilov called her son. They tricked lured Rasim Aliyev and beat him. The mother also reported that when Rasim was in the hospital, Javid Huseynov and the manager of the football club came to him. The mother blames the doctors also for the death of her son, and demanded to bring them to justice. The hearing will continue on January 26.
* Rasim Aliyev was beaten by a group of relatives and friends of the famous football player Javid Huseynov on August 8, 2015. On the same Aliyev was hospitalized, and died on August 9. -03В-
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A fire has erupted at the Experimental and Testing Production of the Scientific Research Institute of SOCAR (the state oil company) in the Surakhani district of Baku, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. "Thanks to the urgent and necessary measures taken by the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the spread of the fire to neighboring areas, including nearby residential buildings, has been prevented," the statement reads. Efforts to extinguish the fire are still ongoing.
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