The Attorney General about kidnapping Mahir Abdullayev

The investigation  in the case of disappearance of Mahir Abdullayev (brother of Elshad Abdullayev, the Rector  of International University) is ongoing, said the General Prosecutor Zakir Garalov in an interview with reporters on Monday.

According to him, all videos submitted  by E.Abdullayev are being  investigated. He also noted that  Mahir   Abdullayev’s family,  who was an employee  of the National Security Ministry,  has not cooperated with the investigation over the last  year  and four months.

Then Garalov said that during the investigation Elshad Abdullayev “established relationships with various criminal elements," claiming that his brother was kidnapped.

"However, the investigation has not proved murder or kidnapping Mahir Abdullayev,"  said Garalov.

"Elshad Abdullayev stated allegedly that he had given  money to different people to release  his  brother, and he has such materials. He presented these videos  to investigation, which also  is being investigated," said the Attorney General.

According Garalov,  the General Prosecutor Office, Ministry of Interior and National Security take necessary measures to  find  Mahir Abdullayev. Mahir Abullayev disappeared in October 2003, and so far there is no information about him. His brother claims that Maher was kidnapped  by a  criminal group in law enforcement agencies, similar to Haji Mamedov’s gang.—03D06-