A member of the Islamic Party was sentenced to 17 years in prison
Azerbaijan Member of the Islamic Party, party chairman Elchin Sabuhi Salimov worked as Manafov’s driver for 17 years imprisonment his sentence was terminated
Azerbaijan Member of the Islamic Party, party chairman Elchin Manafovthe driver worked Sabuhi Salimova 17 years imprisonment his sentence was terminated.
On November 22 Baku He was sentenced in the Court of Serious Crimes.
Salimov was found guilty of treason – espionage for Iran’s special services, and for carrying out the instructions of the people included in the leadership of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (SEPAH).
He does not agree with the charges
However, he does not agree with these accusations and calls what is written in the indictment about his espionage for money “a fairy tale”.
Salimov went to Iran, in front of the Israeli embassy action also confirms that he tried to pass. But he does not agree with the accusation that he did it on the orders of Iran’s special services.
According to him, he used to go to Iran because he was engaged in small trade. In 2011, he went due to heart surgery:
“They wrote in the indictment that I allegedly met Vali Jabbari many times. Supposedly, they covered our expenses while my family and I were in Iran. It didn’t happen like that. I saw him in it once. I never knew that he was an employee of a special service agency.”
He burned the Israeli flag in his yard
Regarding the burning of the Israeli flag in Baku by the order of an Iranian named Iskander, Salimov confirmed that in front of the embassy protest to carry out the action Baku city Execution He appealed to the authorities. But he was not allowed. In this case, he decided to hold the action in his yard, burning the Israeli flag in his yard.
Salimov burned the flag of another country in his yard, and when asked about his purpose in sending these images to Iran, he said that he had no special purpose and did not do it for money.
“I just expressed my feelings. Whatever I did, I did it according to my faith…”
Samadov and Aliyev also did not accept the accusations.