Azeri opposition leader testifies in alleged Armenian spy’s criminal case

Bilik Dunyasi news agency
24 Aug 05

Baku, 24 August: The chairman of the People’s Front of Azerbaijan
Party (reformists) was summoned to the department for investigation
into grave crimes of the Prosecutor-General’s Office yesterday.

He was questioned as a witness in the criminal case against the leader
of Yeni Fikir youth movement, Ruslan Basirli [who was arrested for
alleged collaboration with Armenian special services].

Karimli told journalists that he had answered many questions about
this burning issue. Karimli said he could not specify what kind of
questions he had been asked. “I testified as a witness and have no
right to disclose the questions so as not to undermine the course of
the investigation.” Karimli said that the department was respectful
to him.