The trial "in the IBA case"

Baku/11.03.19/Turan: On March 11, the Baku Serious Crimes Court, chaired by Faiq Ganiyev, continued the trial of former head of the International Bank of Azerbaijan (IBA) Jahangir Hajiyev, ex-deputy and businessman Dunyamin Khalilov and others accused of embezzlement of IBA funds.

At the beginning of the trial the lawyer Fakhraddin Mehdiyev said that Amina Hajiyeva, the sister of the arrested banker was not allowed to have telephone conversations and meetings with her brother, and she therefore appealed to Baku Administrative and Economic Court No. 2.

However, the court rejected the claim. At the last court hearing in the Baku Serious Crimes Court, a lawyer Mehdiyev filed a petition to allow his relatives to have telephone conversations and meetings, referring to the similar advice of the Administrative and Economic Court. However, the court rejected the petition, citing the fact that this issue is not within their authority.

Then the process continued with the testimony of witnesses, who told how they took loans from the IBA in their name.

Also, testimony was given by persons arrested several years ago with D. Khalilov. Mansur Zeynalov stated that he worked as a lawyer in D. Khalilov"s company General Construction. However, he is not a lawyer by education: "I just translated the documents. In 2007, Khalilov founded the Condor Group and appointed me as a director. Then they took loans to my name. I just signed up."

Witness Farhad Amiraslanov, in whose name loans of over 10 million manat were received, said he worked as a construction specialist at General Construction: "Then, at the request of Khalilov, I became the head of Agora LLC. But the management was formal. Several times many were taken on my name."

Witness Seyfulla Seyfullayev said that loans worth 9 million manat were issued on his name: "However, I did not see the money. I was told that the money would be spent on the development of the company. We had to buy rebar, but did not buy it."

The court also gave testimony cook, cleaner, master from the factory D. Khalilov and others. All of them said that they took multimillion-dollar loans in their name, and they knew nothing about it, even though they signed the documents. They were ordered to bring IDs and go to the bank.

The next trial will be held on March 18.-21C--