Baku / 09.06.17 / Turan: 64-year-old Ramiz Manafov, who arranged a self-immolation on May 24 before the Bank Respublika office near Azneft Square, died in hospital early this morning.
His death occurred as a result of extensive burns to the body, head and respiratory tract, Turan IA was told in the Burn Unit of the Fifth City Hospital where the victim was.
The reason for such a desperate step was the toughening of the terms of payment of a bank loan. Manafov took the money before the devaluation of the manat and after two devaluations the amount of payments on the loan increased significantly. Unable to pay the money, Manafov poured gasoline upon himself and made an arson in protest. Employees of the bank managed to put out the fire and called the doctors.
The prosecutor's office opened a case on bringing a person to suicide, but its results have not been made public. -05B-
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