Trend, Azerbaijan
Aug 7 2009

Azerbaijani Court keeps in force a sentence on Azerbaijani soldier
charged with high treason

Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug. 7 / Trend News H.Bagirov /

The Court did not grant an appeal of former soldier of the Azerbaijani
National Army convicted of high treason.

The Shirvan Court of Appeal considered an appeal of soldier, Vusal
Heybatov, who returned from captivity in Armenia on Aug.7. The court
kept in force the verdict of the Court of Serious Crimes, who
sentenced Haybatov to 11 years imprisonment.

Soldier of the Azerbaijani Army, a resident of the Khilmilli village
of the Gobustan region, Vusal Haybatov, 20, was captivated in Agdam
region on Apr. 11, 2008 and returned to Azerbaijan on May 3.

Haybatov revealed the state secrets to Armenian Special Services.

Haybatov was accused of Article 274 (high treason) of the Azerbaijani
Criminal code and the Court of Serious Crimes sentenced him to 11
years in imprisonment.