Lawyer seeks acquittal for IBA ex-head

During the hearing presided over by judge Afghan Hajiyev, representatives of "Aqrar Kredit” CJSC asked the court to seize AZN 7,624,000 from the accused persons.

 

Then, Hajiyev’s lawyer filed a motion for acquittal of his defendant.

 

The hearing will be continued after the break.

 

The former head of the International Bank of Azerbaijan Jahangir Hajiyev, the former heads of the bank’s Central branch Anar Sultanov and Ilgar Abdullayev, the former director of Inter Security LLC Ibrahim Huseynov, the former head of the bank’s Central branch Yusif Alakbarov, the former head of the bank’s Transport Branch Kanan Orujov, the former head of the bank’s Narimanov Branch Mammad Jahangirov and the former director of the Baku hazelnut factory Azad Javadov, who are involved in the case, are charged under articles 179.3.1, 179.3.2 (embezzlement on a large scale by an organized group), 308.2 (abuse of power, resulting in grave consequences), 309.2 (abuse of power, resulting in grave crimes), 313 (official forgery), 228.1 and 228.4 (illegal storage and carrying of firearms).