Gaziyev’s death sentence was later replaced with life imprisonment. In 2005, he was pardoned and released.
Former Defense Minister of Azerbaijan Rahim Gaziyem, sentenced to death for surrendering Shushi, has again been arrested, as reports the Azerbaijani service of the Voice of America. Baku has not yet confirmed the information officially. The source remands that Gaziyev’s death sentence was later replaced with life imprisonment. In 2005, he was pardoned and released.