Sentenced for arson of the mosque

On 7 March 2016 Baku Court of Grave Crimes completed on Monday the trial on the case of Namig Nasibov and Elnur Alakbarov who are both accused of committing arson in a mosque in the Garachukhur settlement of Baku, haqqin.az reports.

Under the court verdict, Elnur Alakbarov was sentenced to 15 years in jail and Namig Nasimov was sent to compulsory treatment.

On November 26, 2014, a group of unknown persons committed arson by throwing glass bottles filled with burning liquid into Jumah Mosque located in A.Mehbaliyev Street, Garachukhur settlement, Surakhani district, Baku.

As a result of a series of anti-terrorist actions, citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan suspected of committing the crime – Nasibov Namig Kamil oglu and Alakbarov Elnur Tahir oglu – were detained.

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