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Azeri court sentences would-be Karabakh guerrillas to various prison terms
ANS TV, Baku
22 Dec 04
[Presenter] The trial of 21 people accused of establishing an illegal
armed group [to fight in Karabakh] ended today. The judge read out
the verdict.
[Correspondent, over video of trial] At the Grave Crimes Court
today judge Azar Orucov announced the sentence for those accused of
establishing the illegal armed group, possessing the large number
of arms and ammunition and smuggling. Thus, the leader of the group,
Rovsan Badalov, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, other members of
the group, Musviq Qurbanov and Xizir Marqusvili to nine years. Mammad
Mammadov and Adalat Agayev received eight years in prison. Seven
defendants received six years in prison, one defendant five years,
two defendants four years and two more defendants three years.
Four defendants were given suspended sentences. Etibar Zeynalov and
Firuz Rasulov were given a two-year suspended sentence and were set
free in the courtroom. Rovsan Pasayev and Telman Orucov were given
a six-year suspended sentence and were set free as well.
Rasad Isgandarov, Ramil Yaqubov, ANS.
ANS TV, Baku
22 Dec 04
[Presenter] The trial of 21 people accused of establishing an illegal
armed group [to fight in Karabakh] ended today. The judge read out
the verdict.
[Correspondent, over video of trial] At the Grave Crimes Court
today judge Azar Orucov announced the sentence for those accused of
establishing the illegal armed group, possessing the large number
of arms and ammunition and smuggling. Thus, the leader of the group,
Rovsan Badalov, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, other members of
the group, Musviq Qurbanov and Xizir Marqusvili to nine years. Mammad
Mammadov and Adalat Agayev received eight years in prison. Seven
defendants received six years in prison, one defendant five years,
two defendants four years and two more defendants three years.
Four defendants were given suspended sentences. Etibar Zeynalov and
Firuz Rasulov were given a two-year suspended sentence and were set
free in the courtroom. Rovsan Pasayev and Telman Orucov were given
a six-year suspended sentence and were set free as well.
Rasad Isgandarov, Ramil Yaqubov, ANS.