Trial in the case of former chief of the National Security Ministry of Nakhchivan

  Trial  in the case of the former Minister of National Security of the Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan Veli Aleskerov will begin in Nakhchivan on June 8 in the Military Court of Nakhchivan,  according to the lawyer  of the former minister Vugar Hasan.  The trial will be chaired by the head of the court is the Military Court of Nakhchivan Gasim Aliyev.  For 15 year Aleskerov  headed the National Security Ministry of Nakhchivan. He was surprisingly fired in December 2015. Shortly  after that a lawsuit was filed against him  on charges of misappropriation, misuse and abuse of power. For some period Aleskerov was kept under arrest, and then was released under house arrest, but was arrested again after he told the press about his innocence and torture during his arrest. Last week, lawyers spoke about the nomination of the new charges against Aleskerov - illegal wiretapping, without specifying details. The lawyer also said that the defense had not received a copy of the materials  of charges and  cannot prepare an application by the beginning of the trial. In addition, the defense was unable to meet with the prisoner before the trial.-03B-