ABDULVAHABOV: "I INFORMED AZERBAIJAN AND USSR KGB ABOUT ARMENIANS PLAN"

Today, Azerbaijan
Oct 25 2006

Court of Grave Crimes today continued the trial of the gang led by
Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry
Crime Investigation Department.

26 members of the gang stand trial presided by Judge Ali Seyfaliyev.

Defendant Ibrahim Bagirov answered lawyer Adil Ismayilov’s questions
on the murder of criminalist Rovshan Aliyev.

He said that he planned to meet with Haji Mammadov that day, but they
could not meet, APA reports.

Then Agil Huseynov, deputy chairman of International Bank Sebayel
branch gave free testimony and found himself innocent. He said that
he gave a credit illegally by Elchin Aliyev’s order.

The third defendant Hussain Abdulvahabov gave testimony about his
visit to Azerbaijani.

"I brought my family to Azerbaijan because of the war in Chechnya. My
brother Sidek Abdulvahabov also lived here. I wanted to go back to
Chechnya, but the border was closed. I always wanted to work in favour
of Azerbaijan. I informed USSR and Azerbaijan KGB (State Security
Committee) about Armenian’s plan to occupy Nagorno Karabakh a year
before the war," he said.

Abdulvahabov accused the court of a loyal attitude to Haji Mammadov.

"Haji blames me in his testimonies. But the court does not let me to
clarify the accusations," he said.

The trial will continue with Abdulvahabov’s testimony in the second
half of the day.

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