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The regular meeting of the Commission on Pardons under the President of Azerbaijan has ended, APA reports citing member of the Commission on Pardons Alimamed Nuriyev.

During the meeting, more than 100 appeals were considered. In total, more than 700 appeals were considered at the Commission meetings. The considered appeals will be presented to the country’s leadership in the appropriate manner.

The meetings of the Commission were held in connection with the pardon provided for May 28 – Independence Day.

Former battalion commander of the military unit of the Ministry of Defense Elnur Aliyev was arrested on charges of bribery and theft, APA reports, the decision was made by the Baku Military Court.

The verdict was announced at a court hearing chaired by Judge Rafig Abbasov. According to the verdict, Elnur Aliyev, who was not detained during the investigation, was sentenced to 5 years in prison. He was arrested in the courtroom. The episode of theft of which he was accused was excluded from the sentence.

It is noted that Elnur Aliyev was charged under articles of the Criminal Code 179.1 (theft or embezzlement) and 311.2 (receipt of a bribe by an official for illegal actions).

Azerbaijan extradited a citizen of this country who was on the international wanted list to Kazakhstan, oxu.az reports with reference to information disseminated by the Prosecutor General’s Office of Azerbaijan.

Serik Syrlybaevich Sadyrbaev (born 1989) is accused of fraud in Kazakhstan. He was detained and arrested in Azerbaijan in February 2024.

He was handed over to the competent authorities of Kazakhstan, accompanied by a special convoy of the Penitentiary Service of the Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan.