Interior Ministry investigates foreigner's attempt to illegally enter Baku Metro

/By Azernews/

By Amina Nazarli

Azerbaijan’s Interior Ministry still investigates the case of Belarusian citizen, who tried to enter the territory of Baku Metro through a ventilation system pipe on March 25.

Spokesman for the Interior Ministry, Police Colonel Sadig Gozalov stated that investigation on the fact is underway. He noted that relevant actions on the mentioned person have been carried out in accordance with the requirements of the agreement on corporation signed between the ministries of the two countries.

Police employees detained Belarusian citizen Ilyevskiy Sergei Timofeevich, who attempted to breach the ventilation system and enter Baku Metro around 1:30am on March 25.

The police found gloves, forehead flashlights and two ropes of different lengths on scene, as well 10 pieces of paint tube, 12 tubes of color outbursts headline, "Nikon" camera and "Sony" video camera were seized. Police also found on him photographs of Tbilisi and Yerevan subway stations, schemes of those stations and those of Baku Metro, a cell phone, and money.

Gozalov also expressed his gratitude to the law enforcement agencies of Belarus for promptly responding surveys of the Azerbaijani side on Ilyevskiy and close participation in this investigation.

The preliminary investigation revealed that, Ilyevskiy travelled to Armenia and Georgia last week. On March 18, the Belarusian citizen traveled from Belarus to Georgia and later from Georgia to Armenia. He returned to Georgia on March 23 and then came to Azerbaijan.

Sergei said he wanted to enter the subway tunnel by cutting the iron bars at the ventilation tube and draw graffiti-style pictures on the walls of Baku Metro.