2023-07-29 10:14:12
Former head of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Rasim Aliyev He claims that in May-June 2017, tortures against soldiers in Tartar were carried out with the consent of the minister and the chief of the General Staff. He spoke about this during his testimony in court on July 25.
Rasim Aliyev, who headed the Department of Ideological Work and Moral-Psychological Support of the Ministry, who has been in reserve for 2 and a half years, was interrogated as a witness in the trial of 4 people accused of torture against soldiers. We are talking about the colonel who was the commander of the military unit at that time Vusal Alasgarovchief of staff of the military unit Rashid Niftaliyevovertime servicemen at that time Ramil Garayev and Rustam Alasgarovgoes from
“Rauf Kishiyev said that I cannot understand these things, that this cannot be the case…”
From the court investigations related to the events in Tartar, it is known that the process of interrogation and torture of servicemen on suspicion of spying on Armenians there began on May 1, 2017. Rasim Aliyev says that he was sent to Tartar on May 9. Before that, Karim Valiyev, the current chief of the General Staff and the minister’s deputy for personal staff at that time, was in Tartar.
Aliyev says that when he left, he saw hundreds of soldiers who had been tortured, had their hands and eyes tied. At that time, he was the head of the Legal Department of the Ministry of Defense Rauf Kishiyev was also there:
“Rauf Kishiyev said that I cannot understand these things, that this cannot be the case…”
According to him, the person who led the processes in Tartar was the general who was the corps commander at that time Hikmet Hasanovthe corps lawyer Fuad Agayev was The commander of “Marines” in the statement of the general Jafar Seyidov (Son of Supreme Court judge Aziz Seyidovu-ed.) and his subordinates came to Tartar and talked about their participation in tortures against soldiers there.
“I made a remark to Fuad Aghayev about what happened, and he conveyed it to Hikmat Hasanov. Hikmet Hasanov called and said that the processes are carried out by the instructions of the minister and the chief of the General Staff. Even if 100 people died, the investigation should continue. Do not interfere in my business…”, Rasim Aliyev said in his testimony.
“I’m 998 out of 1,000 links in your criminal chain…”
In the court, both the victims and the accused Colonel Vusal Alasgarov blamed General Aliyev himself. He blamed him for not using his authority to prevent torture when he witnessed it.
“The major general says that I intervened as much as I could.” Then why did you take that position? You are the person sitting here. I am the 998th out of 1000 links in your criminal chain…”– these are the words of the accused Alasgarov.
General Aliyev answered him as follows: “You’re right, I should have shot you on the spot…”
He added that the management was aware of what was happening, so he did not need to say anything to anyone:
“The entire leadership was aware of the torture. It is like that, everyone stands under the apricot tree and sees what is in the tree. What is the need to tell them that it is an apricot on a tree?”
The victims who were tortured in the Tartar events demanded that Minister of Defense Zakir Hasanov and Najmeddin Sadikhov, who was the Chief of General Staff at that time, appear in court.
“My life is ruined because of generals like you. My family is broken. Because my friend considered me a traitor. I spent my years in prison. My psychological condition is still tense today. You cannot return them with anything,” said Mushfiq Ahmadli, who was arrested on charges of treason during the Tartar events, and was acquitted and released in December 2022.
“Hikmet Hasanov did not know my son”
Teymur Mammadov, the commander of the military unit in Lachin, is one of the persons accused by the victims of the Tartar incident. At that time, he worked as a brigade commander in Tartar. The victims say that Mammadov personally participated in the torture. In this regard, the court hearing on July 25, where Mammadov was interrogated as a witness, was tense.
“Hikmet Hasanov did not know my son. My son was a soldier under your command. Answer me. Why did you send my son there, torture and kill him? This man is the murderer of my son”, said Valida Ahmadova, the mother of military serviceman Elchin Guliyev, who lost his life in Tartar incidents.
“It’s slander…”, Teymur Mammadov said, stressing that he only carried out the instructions of two people: corps commander Hikmat Hasanov and corps lawyer Fuad Aghayev.
6 out of 130 soldiers lost their lives
According to Mammadov, 130 soldiers from the brigade he led were sent for questioning and they were tortured. 6 of them died as a result of torture. When asked why he did not complain about those tortures, he replied:
“The corps commander told me that those people should be sent for questioning, and I sent them. Representatives of the Prosecutor’s Office were also there. In general, representatives of all the institutions that I could apply to were there. Who should I contact? I told the military prosecutor not to do it like that, right?”
Both the victims and the accused say that the investigation has video footage proving Colonel Mammadov’s participation in the torture. In those videos and photos, it is clear that people are being raped with a bottle near Mammadov, and he is being tortured by other means.
“There were 5-6 deaths in your brigade, but there were no deaths in my brigade. What is the difference between me and you? In front of your eyes, in front of your eyes, you made everyone guilty, and you yourself became a weaned white spoon? You gave one of the orphans (referring to the accused Rustam Alasgarov-ed.) to the poor man. You don’t even send God’s cigarettes. The sigh of his sick child, the victims will catch you…”, – there was tension between the accused colonel Vusal Alasgarov and the witness Teymur Mammadov.
“I have a child with autism”
The place where the soldiers were called for questioning and later tortured was the old building of the military unit headed by Teymur Mammadov. Mammadov admitted that he sent 5-6 people from the intelligence unit of the brigade he led to guard the building during those events. One of the accused was Rustam Alasgarov.
“I’m an orphan, I don’t have anyone, that’s why I’m here. When I was arrested, I was digging sewage wells for 20 manats a day. I have a child with autism, I can’t find cigarettes or clothes. May God kill the children of those who wrote the deaths there on me. Did I know about them? Now, they brought a “KamAz” man here, not by throwing them over you, and you gave the order in front of my eyes to raise these bastards up…”, Rustam Alasgarov’s former commander Teymur Mammadova said.
Mammadov confirms that Alasgarov was sent there to protect the building. He was seen inside the building, where he tortured the soldiers, etc. he did not see, and he himself does not believe that he tortured anyone.
Freedom radio
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