ورغم رفع التماس إلى لجنة الدولة المكلفة بالعلاقات مع المنظمات الدينية في باكو، في نهاية تموز/يوليه 2002، يبدو أنه لم يسمح للأسرة بالعودة إلى بيتها.
allegedly accompanied their instructions with threats, claiming that the Adventists could be preparing terrorist actions against President Aliev, who was due to visit on 15 June. The family appealed to the State Committee for Relations with Religious Organizations in Baku in late July 2002, but reportedly has still not been allowed to return home.