(MENAFN- AzerNews) The person who attacked the embassy of Azerbaijan in Iran was
sentenced to death.
According to Azernews, this was reported on the website of the
Iran's justice ministry.
It should be noted that on January 27, a court hearing was held
on the criminal case of the person who attacked the embassy of the
Republic of Azerbaijan in Iran. The court session was held with the
participation of the accused person and his lawyers. A number of
officials of the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan also
participated in the court session.
At the beginning of the hearing, the judge gave an explanation
to the accused and the representative of the prosecutor read the
indictment. According to the published indictment, the person who
attacked the embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan is accused of
intentionally killing a citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan by
using a firearm inside the embassy, possessing and carrying illegal
weapons and disrupting public order.
After the prosecutor's representative read the indictment, the
accused and his lawyer made a defense speech.
It should be recalled that on January 27, 2023, at around 08:30
in the morning Baku time, there was an armed attack on the Embassy
of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The assailant destroyed the security post with a Kalashnikov
automatic weapon and killed the head of the security service,
Orkhan Askerov.
Two employees of the embassy's security service - Vasif Taghiyev
and Mahir Imanov - were injured while preventing the attack.
Orkhan Asgarov was buried in Second Martyrs Alley. On February
3, 2023, by the Decree of the President of the Republic of
Azerbaijan, Asgarov Orkhan Rizvan oglu (posthumously) was awarded
the "For the Fatherland" medal.
Taghiyev Vasif Natig oglu was awarded with the 1st class
"Rashadat" order, and Imanov Mahir Kamil oglu was awarded with the
"For the Fatherland" medal.
Yasin Huseynzade, who committed the terrorist act, was
detained.
After the incident, the activities of the Azerbaijani embassy in
Tehran were suspended. Employees of the Embassy of Azerbaijan in
Iran were evacuated from Tehran to Baku on January 29, 2023. A
total of 53 people, consisting of embassy employees and their
family members, returned to their homeland.
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