‘… Supervision was in the First Deputy Attorney General’
The arrested general Movlam Shikhaliyev says in his own court that, MTNin the case under investigation according to it is not him, but the leadership of the Prosecutor General’s Office is responsible. After all, procedural control was not in him, but in the former First Deputy Prosecutor General Rustam Usubov: “The investigation was supervised by the First Deputy Prosecutor General. Who have I been ?! Although I knew who was detained and who was released, I did not give instructions on whether they were detained or released.
Many years MTNGeneral Shikhaliyev, who headed the Main Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, with three other employees of the Ministry – former Deputy Chief of the Primary Investigation Department Yasin Mammadovformer department head Vusal Alakbarov and Sahib Alakbarovtogether withjudgeare. Their case is being considered in the Baku Military Court. Of those named, only the general is in custody. In this case, 32 people were identified as victims. They allege that they were once illegally detained, threatened and their money and property confiscated.
One of the victims Namil Rzayevis. As he said according to, MTNAt the beginning of the investigation into Texnikabank, they called him for questioning because he had a deposit in that bank. He says so that, Investigators called for the interrogation of anyone who had a large deposit in the bank, demanded money from them, or threatened arrest. Namil Rzayev said he faced the same fate that, Vusal Alakbarov called him for questioning: “He started threatening me, 1 million dollars asked. I found out there that, Movlam Shikhaliyev is their chief. I knew him from the Garadagh police station, he worked with my aunt’s son. His house was next to our office in the city. We knew each other. I asked that, let him accept me. “
According to the victim according to, he met with the Chief of the General Investigation Department. Shikhaliyev liked him snowHe shouted, but showed a list: “There was a list on the table. He said that, “It is Eldar Mahmudov’s list, you also have a name, there are 1 million names there dollars should give ”. Allegedly, they invested money in Texnikabank, wrote 1 percent and received 2-3 percent. I told you that, It’s a lie, I got 1%, there is a contract. Movlam Shikhaliyev stated that, If the money is not given, I will be arrested. On that eve, I was afraid that Nizami Kazimov and Huseyn Safarov, who had deposits in Texnikabank, would be arrested in the same way.
According to the victim, he later met with Movlam Shikhaliyev twice more according to, the amount first fell to 700 thousand, then to 500 thousand dollars. He said that, 300 thousand of this amount dollarsbrother Vusal Alakbarova, the rest 20He later delivered 0,000 to Movlam Shikhaliyev.
One of the accused, Vusal Alakbarov, did not want to comment on the victim’s statement.
General ShikhaliyevBut he denied what he said: “I did not meet him in my office or from him 20I received 0 thousand dollars. What is said about this is also a lie. “
Another victim Afsal Hasanaliyev the impunity of those who were once harmed in the Ministry of National Security according to with former Prosecutor General Zakir Garalov President Head of the Department of Administration Fuad He accused Alasgarov. He said that, repeatedly to help since 2013 in connection with what happened President He appealed to the Prosecutor General Zakir Garalov: “I was received by Zakir Garalov. Zakir Garalov covered up the crimes of this group. He almost arrested me. “
The trial will continue on February 22.
General Movlam Shikhaliyev He was arrested in April 2021. The criminal case against the former members of the Ministry of National Security involves a total of 14 million 292 thousand manat in bribes and extortion of 5 million 77 thousand manat in cash and property.
Back in October 2015, the dismissal of Minister Eldar Mahmudov from the post of Minister of National Security, 20The names of Shikhaliyev and others were revealed in the investigation carried out after the operation, which resulted in the arrest of more than a dozen officials, including generals. Shikhaliyev and Mammadov were also questioned as witnesses. Vusal Alakbarov was convicted of extortion, bribery and other acts and sentenced to 12 years in prison by the Baku Military Court. The appellate court later reduced his sentence to five years. He was released on parole after a period of detention.
The former MNS members were charged under Articles 182 (extortion), 294 (falsification of evidence), 311 (bribery) and 341 (abuse of power) of the Criminal Code. These articles provide for imprisonment for up to 12 years.
The accused Yasin Mammadov is the brother of Natig Mammadov, who worked for many years as the CEC secretary and then deputy chairman.
Among the victims are the former owner of Texnikabank, the branch manager of Muganbank, as well as some entrepreneurs.
In October 2015, as a result of an operation in the Ministry of National Security, 21 officials of the ministry were prosecuted. Among them are five generals. The case was divided into several groups and sent to court separately. Former MNS members were sentenced to 3 to 14 years in prison, and three were given suspended sentences. Only two of the generals, Elchin Guliyev and Teymur Guliyev, are currently in custody. Akif Chovdarov and Subahir Gurbanov were pardoned in April 2020, and Natavan Murvatova was given a suspended sentence.
Of those arrested in 2015, only five remain in custody.
Former MNS members were accused of illegal wiretapping, extortion of businessmen’s property, illegal detention in the MNS for days and other acts.
After the events in the Ministry of National Security in October 2015, this body was abolished and the State Security Service (SSS) was established on its basis.
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