lawyer Zaur Mammadov
Baku/01.01.24/Turan: A criminal case has been opened into the suicide of lawyer Zaur Mamedov on January 1, the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office of Azerbaijan reported.
The investigation is being conducted at the Narimanov District Prosecutor's Office under Art. 125 (incitement to suicide) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan. Urgent investigative actions are being carried out. –06V-
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Tragic self-immolation of Azerbaijani lawyer shocks legal community
On the evening of January 1, lawyer Zaur Mamedov burned himself in front of the Bar Association in Baku. This shocking incident caused a wave of outrage in the country's legal circles. The Chairman of the Bar Association, Anar Bagirov, expressed surprise at this event, emphasizing that Mamedov had no problems with the Bar Association, and no disciplinary cases were brought against him.
Baghirov, speaking on behalf of the Bar Association, said that upon learning about the incident, he immediately contacted the head of the Salyan district lawyer's office, where Mamedov worked. The director of the bureau told Bagirov that “the atmosphere has been tense” recently, but there were no noticeable problems between the Bar Association and Mamedov.
Bagirov expressed deep sorrow over the tragic death of Mamedov. He promised full cooperation with the ongoing investigation, assuring that any potential motives behind this unfortunate incident will be revealed during the investigative process.
It is reported that Mamedov doused himself with an incendiary substance and set himself on fire in front of the office of the Bar Association. The lawyer died from his injuries at the scene.
The Narimanov district prosecutor's office began an investigation into the incident. -0-
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Ruslan
2024-01-01
Не хорошая новость не знаю что послужило этому но суицид плохое решение уйти из этой жизни...А почему юридическое сообщество не было шокировано тем когда другие граждане страны поджигали себя ??? среди них были и ветераны войны и простые граждане у которых были проблемы...Меня в этой стране уже ничего не удивляет и не шокирует если перечислить какие случаи были в нашей стране ужасных случаи их не мало...
FİNCA AZERBAIJAN
2024-01-01
С такой Коллегией и их главой эта профессия еще больше стала синонимом мошенника.