On September 7, the court session on the criminal cases of the former senior official of the Head Investigation Department of Azerbaijan Interior Ministry Haji Mammadov and the criminal band led by him continued with the questions of the victims and advocates to the member of the band Sidik Abdulvahabov.
Haji Mammadov and his band are accused of committing mass assassinations and human kidnappings.
Victim Adil Najafov asked question regarding kidnapping and assassination of the director of Azermebelsenaye Nazim Pashayev. Abdulvahabov noted that he was tasked to guard Pashayev after his kidnapping. At this moment, general familiarizations relations between us, and after knowing about our relations, Mammadov ordered to liquidate Pashayev. If I would know that Nazim will be killed, I wouldnt inform Mammadov about our relations, Abdulvahabov told.
Then victims and advocates asked Mammadov questions. He informed them that brother of Sidik Huseyn Abdulvahabov prepared a bomb in one of the buses moving through route of Azerbaijan-Turkey at the end of 1998. After this, a confrontation emerged between the two accused persons and the journalists was taken out for several minutes.
Abdulvahabov accepted that in 2002, he was sentenced by the court of heinous crimes to 7 years. After his arrest, Mammadov informed that Abdulvahabov joined the band.
The process will continue on September 8.