Trial in the case of Intigam Aliyev

At the court hearing in the case of Intigam Aliyev, the head of the Legal Enlightenment Society (LES), spoke a witness Gyulyana Habibova. She worked as a bookkeeper in the LES for three months. Habibova said that  in the LES she worked in accordance with the requirements of legislation, and financial reporting send herself. After this, the prosecutor requested to bring  as witnesses  the lawyers Anar Gasimli, Alaif Hasanov, Adil Ismailov and Fariz Namazly. These lawyers defended Aliyev, and then all of them in one day  were distanced and brought in as witnesses.  The judge Rasim Sadikhov however, rejected the petition. Further protection applied for the summons as additional witnesses four staff of the International Bank of Azerbaijan who transfered funds  of the LES to other accounts on the proposal of the former accountant  of the LES,  Gulshan Orujova.

The need to summon the  bank employee is  because the lawyers  of protection are  convinced  that  Aliyev’s signature in payment orders were forged. The court granted the motion.

The victim, a former lawyer  of the LES, Sadiq Bagirov, petitioned for an expert handwriting analysis.

"Intigam Aliyev said that  he did not sign the payment orders. Let the expert  check it, and if  this is not so,  then let they  withdraw from me the victim status," Bagirov said. The defense did not mind, because  previously petitioned for examination. However, the court dismissed the petition. The next meeting  is scheduled for 14:00 on April 14.

** Intigam Aliyev was arrested on 8 August, 2014 on charges of illegal business, tax evasion and abuse of office. Subsequently, he was also accused of embezzling and forgery. Amnesty International recognized him as a “prisoner of conscience.”- 06C-