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6Safikurdski Nasraddin-bey Aghalar-bey oghlu (1884-?), a lawyer, a Colle-
giate Secretary, a graduate of the Law School at Petrograd University, started career
on February 6, 1912 as a junior nominee to judicial positions at the District Court
of Yelisavethpol. Further appointments included criminal and civil departments, the
Provincial Secretary as of March 18, 1913, and the senior nominee for judicial posi-
tions at the District Court of Yelisavethpol as of October 17, 1913. Since November
1918, N.Saficurdski was appointed the Assistant Investigator of the town of Yelisa-
vethpol (Ganja). In various periods, N.Safikurdski was heading the 1st, the 2nd, the
3rd and the 5th Municipal Investigation Precincts, as well as the Magistrate Court
Precinct in Dzegam, Yelisavethpol Uyezd. He was also the Acting Deputy Justice
of the Peace at the Municipal Department, Yelisavethpol. On December 11, 1917,
Safikurdski was appointed the Deputy Public Prosecutor at the District Court of
Yelisavethpol. In June 1918 he was introduced to the first group of experts at the
Ad Hoc Investigation Commission (AHIC) to be discharged in September that year
following his own motion and due to family circumstances As of January 18, 1919,
Safikurdski was holding position of the Deputy Military Public Prosecutor at the
Azerbaijani Tribunal, whereas as of February 26 that year the Public Prosecutor at
the District Court of Ganja. Further destiny unknown.
7Mikhaylov Nicolay Mikhaylovich (1867-1920), a lawyer, a Councilor of
State of Russian descent, a graduate of the School of Law at Kharkov University.
Career started in 1892-1893 at the Criminal Division of the District Court of Eri-
van. Subsequent positions included Assistant Secretary and the Secretary in various
district courts, the Justice of the Peace, the investigator, the head of zemstvo (elec-
tive district council) and a member of the provincial offices for settlement issues
at the judicial bodies of Tbilisi District (1893-1894) Shemakha Division and Baku
District (1894-1896), Yekaterinodar District (1896-1898), Kutaisi District (1898-1899),
Novouzski Uyezd (1899-1900) and the town of Gori (1900-1902). On June 12, 1902, he
was appointed the officer for special missions at the Department of Agriculture and
Public Property in Yelizavetpol Province. Subsequent positions included a member
of the Yelizavetpol Provincial Office for Settlement Issues as of December 5, 1903,
and the Honorary Justice for the Peace at Yelizavetpol District Court since February
21, 1908. In February 1913, following a new assignment, Novatski became a mem-
ber of the Kutaisi Provincial Office for Peasant Issues. On October 14, 1916, he was
appointed the Deputy Chief of Kara-Kilis District at the Office of Governor General
for the provinces of Turkey annexed pursuant to the law of war. The Deputy Chief of
Appi District as of March 22, 1917, Mikhaylov was assigned a member of the Yeliza-
vetpol Provincial Office for Settlement Issues on December 30, 1917. Following his
next assignment on February 17, 1919, he became a member of the Baku District
Court to be then transferred to the District Court of Ganja on June 10, 1919. In July
1918, N.M.Mikhaylov was included in the Ad Hoc Investigation Committee. As one
of AHIC’s most active and energetic members, he was supervising investigation
teams examining cases bound with massacres in Shemakha and Goychay Uyezds
of Baku Province, as well as the uyezds of Yelizavetpol Province. Upon dissolution
of the AHIC in November 1919, N.M.Mikhaylov was particularly commended by the
Commission’s Chairman “for selfless and fruitful input in the Commission’s efforts”.