In the Russian city, Berdsk is nearing the completion of the trial in the criminal case in the attitude of the natives of Azerbaijan Ramiz Hasanova and Huseyn Guliyev, who are accused of abduction of Safarov’s compatriot.
The victim of Safarov back in January 2020 left Berdsk to Azerbaijan. The court appealed to migration services to establish its location. Allegedly he gained threats and decided to hide abroad.
Russian media noted that this unique trial for Berdsk is not only because for the first time the sentence will be announced in the absence of the victim, but also because the interests of the accused protects the scandalous lawyer Elman Pashayev, famous in the actor Mikhail Efremov.
“the judicial investigation ends. We questioned the defendants who did not recognize the guilt. They put forward new arguments that they were pressured by police officers in the early stages of the investigation. Hasanov argues that when detaining operational staff pressed upon him, Allegedly forcing you to write acknowledging testimony. In the early stages of the investigation, he admitted that he organized the abduction of man, “Anna Belov’s assistant to journalists told journalists, who supports the state concretion in the process.
According to her, after interrogation of the defendants and operatives, the court may take a break for preparing for the debate of the parties.
“To finding the victim, all measures taken, but unsuccessfully. The court decided to announce his testimony that he gave on the preliminary investigation. The law allows you to announce the sentence in his absence,” Belova stated.
In September 2019, Hasanov decided to kidnap Safarov to returned the money he invested in a joint business. Azerbaijani natives planned to carry jeans from Turkey for sale in Russia. But in the end – neither the goods nor the money of Hasanov saw.
At the end of September 2019, Kidneppers blocked the taxi road in which Safarov was driving, pulled off the debtor and planted into their cars. So that he did not see where he was taken, the bag was put on his head. For the first 5 days he was kept in the apartment, and then transported to the hotel “Aurora”.
The defense side believes that Safarov is an ordinary fraudster who took the money “on his good life” and did not plan any business in reality.
defendants threaten to 15 years in prison.