The verdict against former investigator will be appealed

 The verdict against Rufat Safarov,  former investigator of  Zardab  region’s prosecutor's office will be appealed, Turan was told by the lawyer Behruz Bayramov. Safarov was sentenced  on September  8 to  nine  years in prison on charges of taking bribes. "We will file a complaint on September 14 not waiting  for the text of the judge's verdict. For it may be delayed, and we have available only 20 days," said the lawyer.

 He called the court's decision "illegal". "It is absolutely illegal, unjustified sentence. Maybe, in the history of the justice there had not been a case that the verdict was read without the final word of the accused," said the lawyer. On receipt of the text of the verdict, he will send to the Court of Appeal addition to the complaint. The defender also said that  because of Safarov  suffered his companion , a former assistant prosecutor of  Gubadli  region Adil Mammadov.

He continued to maintain relations with Safarov after the dismissal of former investigator. They met several times  and talked on the phone. In early January he was fired from the prosecutor's office under the pretext of "being late for work," just 15 minutes. Mammadov went to the US and received the right to live in California, using his correspondence and photos from Safarov. Until now,  Mammadov  has not disclosed  this fact.

Safarov is the son of a former member of parliament and one of the founders of the ruling party "Yeni Azerbaijan" Eldar Sabiroglu, who last year publicly criticized the head of Presidential Administration Ramiz Mehdiyev. In December Safarov publicly criticized the authorities for violations of the law and the poor  activity of  law enforcement agencies, and announced his retirement from the prosecution. In turn, prosecutors  stated  the dismissal of Safarov "for improper conduct.»- 06D--