President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has signed a Decree appointing Ismayil Khalilov as a judge and new chairman of the Baku Grave Crimes Court.

Khalilov has previously served as a judge of the Supreme Court.

Former Chairman of the Baku Grave Crimes Court Mahmud Nabiyev died from a heart attack, thus prior to the decree, the court's chairman duties had been entrusted to judge of the Baku Court for Grave Crimes Zeynal Aghayev.