Azerbaijan’s Interior Ministry comments on death of detainee at police department - UPDATED

Azerbaijan’s Interior Ministry comments on death of detainee at police department - <span style="color: red;">UPDATED
# 27 March 2017 11:50 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan’s Interior Ministry has commented on the death of the detainee at Goranboy district police department.

“Goranboy resident Rashad Garayev suddenly lost his consciousness while being interrogated at the district police department on the basis of a complaint of a district resident. Despite immediate medical aid, he died at the police department,” the ministry said in a statement to APA on Monday.

The district prosecutor’s office is investigating the fact.

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Rashad Garayev (1977), taken into police custody, suddenly lost his consciousness while being interrogated at Goranboy district police department.

Despite the first aid administered to him, he died in the police department, APA reported.

According to initial opinion, the detainee died of a heart attack.

The district police department has launched an investigation into the fact.

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