02 March 2005
Elmar Huseynov
Shooting
Seven bullets were fired at Elmar Huseynov, a fierce government critic and editor-in-chief of opposition magazine Monitor.
Two of the shots hit his heart. "This could have been a contract murder, but we are examining all possible avenues," city police chief Maharram Aliyev said in televised comments from the scene of the crime.
Monitor is a popular magazine but has been closed several times and fined by a court for publishing stories about top politicians and businessmen.
