Azerbaijani ex-MP goes on trial for beating police officer

The Prosecutor-General's Office has completed a preliminary investigation into the criminal case of Eldaniz Salimov, who was deprived of a parliamentary mandate, Report learned from the press service of the Prosecutor-General's Office.

MP Eldaniz Salimov of the Milli Majlis on July 29 at the restaurant Staryy Dvor (Old Yard) in Khachmaz city beat a police officer of the registration department under the Khachmaz district police department, Zaur Mirzayev.

Eldaniz Salimov is being charged under Article 309.2 (exceeding official authority) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijani Republic and was arrested by a decision of Baku's Binagadi district court.

Currently, the criminal case is being considered at the Sumgayit court for serious crimes.