Ali Insanov


Ali Binnat oghlu Insanov was the Minister of Health of Azerbaijan from 1993–2005.

Life

Insanov was detained in October 2005. He was accused of attempting a coup d'état and causing mass riots. At the decision of the Azerbaijani Court on Heinous Crimes on 20 April, Ali Insanov was found guilty of appropriation of property and abuse of power and sentenced to 11 years imprisonment. He is currently being detained at the Bail Isolation Cell 1 of the Penitentiary Service of Azerbaijan. He demands to be transferred to the Patient Care Institution of the Penitentiary Service. Medical examinations on him have proved that he suffers from a vertebral hernia.