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The investigation into the criminal case against former Azerbaijani Presidential Administration chief Ramiz Mehdiyev has been completed, and the case has reportedly been sent to the Baku Court on Grave Crimes.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for September 21, AZE.US reports, citing Azerbaijani media. Mehdiyev’s former aide, Eldar Amirov, is also listed as a defendant and is expected to be tried in the same proceedings.
Gununsesi.info reported that the indictment names 22 witnesses. They include Mehdiyev’s son, Teymur Mehdiyev; his son-in-law, Ilham Alisaftar oghlu Aliyev; political analyst Eldar Namazov; and Azerbaijan Democratic Party chairman Sardar Jalaloglu.
The witness list published by local media includes:
- Teymur Ramiz oghlu Mehdiyev;
- Elshan Mehiyeddin oghlu Karimov;
- Sardar Jalal oghlu Mammadov;
- Rasim Hikmat oghlu Mammadov;
- Rafig Hidayat oghlu Kazimov;
- Tukazban Agha gizi Mahmudova;
- Nigar Ismayil gizi Mehdiyeva;
- Fazil Farhad oghlu Aliyev;
- Nargiz Ramiz gizi Gasimzade;
- Eldar Sagif oghlu Namazov;
- Nabi Adil oghlu Aliyev;
- Eldaniz Latif oghlu Ismayilov;
- Rovshan Shirin oghlu Garayev;
- Konul Rustam gizi Atakishizade;
- Sadig Rza Ismayil oghlu;
- Jafar Huseyn oghlu Mammadov;
- Ibrahim Mammad Aziz;
- Allahverdi Rufat oghlu Karimov;
- Namig Adalat oghlu Valiyev;
- Ilham Alisaftar oghlu Aliyev;
- Kamila Ramiz gizi Aliyeva;
- Sevil Mahmud gizi Ismayilova.
Some of the witnesses are expected to testify during the trial. Being named as a witness does not imply that a person is suspected or accused of any wrongdoing.
According to media reports, Mehdiyev faces charges under Articles 274, 278.1 and 193-1.3.2 of Azerbaijan’s Criminal Code, covering treason, actions aimed at forcibly seizing or retaining power or changing the constitutional order, and laundering property obtained through crime.
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