The Azerbaijan State News Agency

ONE MORE KIDNAP CASE DETECTED

The actions taken by operational-investigation group of the Republican Office of Public Prosecutor have resulted in detection of one more kidnap case. The detainees, Akif Mirzoyev /nicknamed “Akula” – “Shark”/ and Faig Ibayev, kidnapped in 1994 the 9-year old resident of Sumgait Rafael Abdulov, and released the kid a month after receiving the ransom of 15 thousand dollars.

Arrest was chosen as a means of preventive punishment for the detainees.

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