October 27, 2005 - 16:50 AMT
16 Officials Arrested in Azerbaijan within 11 Days
16 persons are already arrested on indictment of organizing of seizure of power and keeping it by force, arranging mass disorders, misappropriation and embezzlement of state property in Azerbaijan. Law-enforcement bodies officially confirm arrests of 12 of them. The taking into custody of 4 others - former President of Azerkhimia State Company Fikret Sadygov, former chief of the Personnel Department of the Health Ministry Nazim Ibrahimov, former head of the National Foundation for Enterprise Promotion at the Ministry of Economic Development Gabir Guseynov, former head of the Enterprise Development Department Aliguseyn Shaliyev - is not officially confirmed, reported APA Azeri agency.