The term of Huseyn Abdullayev�s arrest extended

Baku / 25.02.19 / Turan: On 25 February, the Nasimi district court of Baku satisfied the submission of the investigation to extend the term of the arrest of the former deputy of the Azerbaijani parliament Huseyn Abdullayev for another three months. This was reported in court.

The defense of Abdullayev does not comment on the charges and the course of the investigation into his case.

Former pro-government deputy Huseyn Abdullayev in 2013 emigrated from Azerbaijan after a conflict with the authorities. After that, a lawsuit was filed against him on tax charges.

On April 22, 2018, he was detained in Turkey, where he arrived from Germany, and extradited to Azerbaijan.

Abdullayev was also charged under the Articles 192.2.2 (illegal business with the extraction of large income), 178.2.1 (fraud), 178.2.2, 178.2.4, 182.2.1 (extortion by threats by prior conspiracy of individuals), 182.2.2 (the same actions committed repeatedly ) and 182.2.4 (the same actions committed with causing major damage to the victim) of the Criminal Code.

On February 1, the mother of the accused, Zeynab Abdullayeva, appealed to President Ilham Aliyev to show humanism and mercy towards her son. She asked to take into account her old age and serious health problems of Abdullayevf. -16D-