The head of the Penitentiary Service of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Major General of Justice Tofig Hasanov, was arrested, oxu.az reports. He was suspected of exceeding official authority, embezzlement on a large scale and accepting a bribe.
Earlier, T. Hasanov was detained in connection with a criminal case, the investigation of which is being conducted in the Main Investigation Department of the State Security Service.
The Sabail District Court, on the basis of a proposal from the investigating authority, chose a measure of restraint in relation to T. Hasanov in the form of detention for a period of four months.
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