The former investigator of the prosecutor`s office is released, and he will be summoned again tomorrow (UPDATED)

After questioning in Corruption Combating Office under the Prosecutor General a Former investigator Rufat Safarov was released, according to his lawyer Behruz Bayramov. "It is a normal investigative action. It was held in a normal manner. Rufat Safarov was again summoned for tomorrow," said the lawyer.—0--

2016 February 12 (Friday) 14:03:08

Today  at 14:45  Rufat Safarov, fFormer investigator of Zardab regional prosecutor's office was again summoned to the Office for Combating Corruption under the Prosecutor General's Office. Safarov is the son of Rufat Safarov, a former member of parliament and one of the founders of the ruling party "Yeni Azerbaijan", who last year publicly criticized the head of Presidential Administration Ramiz Mehdiyev. In December, Safarov  criticized  in the press the authorities for violations of the law and the poor  activity of  law enforcement agencies. After that Safarov told about the resignation of the prosecutor's offices. In turn, prosecutors told about the dismissal of Safarov "for improper conduct."  On January 15 Safarov was arrested on charges of taking bribes. However, on January 22, he was released under house arrest.

Safarov believes that his challenge to the prosecutor may be  because of an interview he gave to the opposition newspaper "Azadlig".

According to Safarov, within 20 days after release from custody no investigation was conducted  against him. Safarov doers not exclude that  he may be re-arrested. Safarov's lawyer Behruz Bayramov, told Turan said he had no information about the reasons for the  summon of his client  to the prosecution. However,  he thinks that this  is a normal process in the framework of the investigation.

The lawyer pointed out that there are no grounds for the re-arrest of  Safarov, because he did not hide from the investigation. -06D-