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From: Daria Solovieva (dsolovieva@sorosny.org)
Date: Wed Feb 18 2004 - 12:02:42 EST
Interior Minister Ramil Usubov told journalists in Baku on 17 February that
the Azerbaijani authorities are trying to secure the extradition of former
parliament speaker Rasul Guliev, Turan reported. Guliev left Azerbaijan in
September 1996 and has since lived in the United States. He is chairman of
the opposition Democratic Party of Azerbaijan and is believed to provide
funding for opposition political activities. The Prosecutor-General's Office
has opened a criminal case against him for alleged massive embezzlement
in the early 1990s when he was director of a major oil refinery. Usubov said
on 17 February that Guliev's whereabouts are known, but that his extradition
is problematic as there is no legal agreement on extradition between the
United States and Azerbaijan. LF
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