‘If there was no acquittal …’ – The acquitted man was killed
A witness questioned in connection with the death in the Baku Court of Grave Crimes was stabbed after leaving the court building. A source told RFE / RL that, The incident took place on April 27 judge It took place at a court hearing chaired by Samir Aliyev. In that courtjudgemade Ilgar Ismayilov He is accused of killing Jabir Abulov.
At the hearing Akif Ismayilov said during the interrogation of the witness that, The crime was not committed by him, but by this witness: “It’s just that my family is under threat according to I did not say scary. Now my family is under the care of my brother, to him according to I’m telling the truth. “
The witness denied what he said, saying that Ismayilov lied and had nothing to do with the crime.
According to the source according toafter the witness left the building of the Baku Court of Grave Crimes at about 18:00, the relatives of the victim followed him and injured him: “After the interrogation of the witness judge Samir Aliyev did not return his ID card that, let him go out immediately. Waiting in another hall. At the end of the court hearing, his ID was returned. Maybe if he had left sooner, they would not have been able to find him, not even in this bloody incident snowthe glass would be taken. “
The Baku Court of Grave Crimes also confirmed the incident to RFE / RL. The court said that, of the event snowAll possible steps have been taken to get the bottle: “We have heard of such an incident,” he said. But the court did not according to cannot be held responsible. After the interrogation, the witness was detained in another hall for security reasons. He was escorted out of the back door for safety reasons. If something happens to you after you leave the courthouse, do it according to The court is not responsible. “
The name of the Baku Court of Grave Crimes was recently mentioned in another bloody incident. We are talking about being released from this court Zaur Yusifovflour is killed after a while.
Yusifov in the criminal world “Emin 444” (to the number of his car according to) was arrested on charges of murder of Emin Safarov, who was acquitted and released in October 2021. However, the relatives of the victim Safarov and the prosecutor’s office were dissatisfied with the acquittal and filed an appeal. Yusifov himself was assassinated in March 2022 while the appellate court was in session. To his murder according to Safarov’s cousin Samir Shiraliyev was arrested.
On April 15, the Baku Court of Appeal re-investigated Safarov’s murder and Baku overturned the verdict of the Court of Grave Crimes. Another defendant, Hasan Tagiyev, was sentenced to 18 years in prison. Zaur Yusifov’s acquittal was overturned. He was found guilty, but the criminal case against him was terminated on the basis of his death.
Judges who made this decision in the Baku Court of Appeal also acquitted Yusifov (Ilham Mahmudov, Faig Ganiyev and Sabuhi Huseynov) and sent to the Judicial-Legal Council for consideration. The verdict is unfounded and The Baku Court of Appeal, which ruled it illegal, came to this conclusion that, If that verdict had not been passed, Yusifov could be alive now.
Lawyer of the late Yusifov Ceyhun Yusifov he says his client is innocent. He thinks that, The acquittal of his client was well-founded and should remain in force: “We will appeal the decision of the Baku Court of Appeal”.
The Judicial-Legal Council told RFE / RL that, All three judges were disciplined.
Lawyer Yalchin Imanov he says that, the judge deliberately ruled illegally and to make decisions according to is responsible. That’s it according to The criminal law also provides for long-term imprisonment. The lawyer stressed that, in each document signed by the judge and to every action in the trial according to is responsible.
“Non-return of the witness’s ID card unnecessarily after interrogation and such cases are a procedural violation. That’s it according to the judge is responsible. But if the judge interrogates someone, then they beat and injure that person and s. to it according to the judge is not responsible “– Imanov said.
The Judicial-Legal Council states that more than 300 disciplinary proceedings have been instituted against judges during its existence. These include violations of the law, “including cases of justified dissatisfaction of the people according to”Was conducted. 20Up to 0 judges made serious mistakes according to He was reportedly removed from the judiciary on various grounds. 43 judges were disciplined for corruption offenses, the powers of nine people were terminated prematurely, 13 people were dismissed from their positions. free has been published. In the last three years alone, about 70 disciplinary proceedings have been instituted and 60 judges have been removed from the judiciary, the agency said on its website.