An Azerbaijani woman is appealing to the courts, claiming police forced her to sign over her house to the daughter of a high-ranking official

Amaliya Valieva says she was coerced into transferring her apartment to the daughter of the President of the National Academy of Sciences. This happened after she was accused of robbing the woman in Germany.

The first court hearing is scheduled for December 8 in the Nasimi District Court.

The case began in June. Valieva's lawyer, Gulnara Khudabakhishova, reported that Valieva called her on June 3, saying she had been stopped at Baku airport.

Khudabakhishova said she met Interior Ministry representatives at the airport. They didn't explain why they were stopping Valieva and kept her in their car.

The car took Valieva to the Interior Ministry’s Department of Organised Criminal Crime. Khudabakhishova was not allowed to see her client and was threatened with removal from the premises. Her phone was also confiscated.

After her release, Valieva told Khudabakhishova she had been questioned based on a request from Gunay Masimova, daughter of Isa Habibbayli, who is the President of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Science.

Khudabakhishova said they asked for Masimova’s complaint, but police didn't provide it because no criminal case had been opened. She said the subsequent travel ban on Valieva was not legal.

Khudabakhishova stated that Valieva and Masimova had known each other for years. In April 2024, Masimova asked Valieva for help opening a bank account in Fürth, Germany.

Masimova put her jewelry in a safety deposit box and $360,000 in the account. She kept the key to the box. Valieva’s son’s friend, Firudin Mahmudov, was also present. In January 2025, Masimova found the safety deposit box empty, according to Khudabakhishova.

Valieva’s husband, Alasgar Valiev, found out that Mahmudov had pawned around $29,000 worth of gold jewelry. Valiev informed Masimova and retrieved the jewelry, but Masimova still demanded Valieva's detention at the airport.

Masimova then demanded Valieva’s apartment on Heydar Aliyeva Avenue in Baku. The property deed was transferred to Masimova on July 16, after which Valieva’s travel ban was lifted.

However, Valiev asked German police to start an investigation and presented them with the jewelry.

Khudabakhishova pointed out that a criminal case should only be started where the crime took place, which is Germany in this instance. She said there can't be two criminal cases about the same thing in different places, making the Azerbaijani case illegal.