Russia requested no legal assistance from Baku in cases in which Azerbaijanis are accused

Russia has not sent any requests for legal assistance to the Azerbaijani side in criminal cases, which are cited as the reason for the detention of Azerbaijanis in Russia, head of the Investigative Department of the Prosecutor General's Office Nemat Avazov said at a press conference on the criminal case of the murder of Azerbaijanis in Russia, Report informs.

"We are talking about three criminal cases - attempted murder and other incidents that occurred in 2001. In none of these cases have the law enforcement agencies of Azerbaijan received requests for any legal assistance," he noted.