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Jabrail Farzaliyev, a former adviser to the chairman of the Center for International Relations Research, filed an appeal against the verdict. According to oxu.az, the complaint was filed with the Baku Court of Appeal and he asked for an acquittal. The case will be considered under the chairmanship of Judge Ziya Shirinov of the Baku Court of Appeal.

By the decision of the Baku Court of Serious Crimes, Jabrail Farzaliyev was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

It is noted that PASHA Bank OJSC and the Youth Fund of the Azerbaijan Republic were recognized as victims in the case. J. Farzaliyev is accused of stealing 385 thousand manats from the Youth Fund and 342 thousand manats from PASHA Bank.

He was charged under articles 178.3.2 (fraud committed with causing large damage), 179.3.2 (larceny on a large scale), 308.2 (abuse of official powers) and 313 (official forgery) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan.

In relation to former member of the Milli Majlis (parliament) Nazim Beydemirli, accused of extortion, a proposal to extend his arrest was considered. As Trend reported on Friday, today in the Narimanov District Court of Baku, at a trial chaired by Judge Hafiz Kamranov, a presentation was provided, on the basis of which the arrest period of Nazim Beydemirli was extended by 1 month.

It is noted that former deputy Nazim Beydemirli was charged under Article 182.2.4 (extortion with threats committed in order to obtain property on a large scale) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan.

Later, the investigative body brought a new charge against Nazim Beydemirli under Article 182.2.2 – repeated extortion. He was brought into the investigation based on a citizen’s appeal. It was noted that, having contacted the police, the citizen stated that N. Beydemirli demanded 50 thousand manats from him in exchange for photographs compromising him. Despite the fact that the citizen gave N. Beydemirli an amount of 10 thousand manats, the latter stated that until he received the entire amount, he would blackmail the applicant’s family with these photographs.

Many powers exercised by the Ministry of Justice in the field of organizing the work of courts are entrusted to the Judicial-Legal Council (JLC). According to oxu.az, this is reflected in the amendment proposed to the law “On Courts and Judges,” which was discussed at today’s meeting of the Milli Majlis and was recommended for consideration by parliament.

Thus, in accordance with the draft, the SPS is vested with powers regarding maintaining judicial statistics, organizing office work in courts, ensuring the labor and social rights of judges, taking measures to implement and observe labor discipline in the courts, checking the state of organization of work in these areas in the courts of the first and appellate instances, in case of vacancies in the positions of chairman and deputy chairman in the courts of first instance, temporarily assigning the performance of their duties to one of the judges, sending judges of the courts of first instance with their consent to another court, granting them vacations, approving the structure and staffing of the apparatus of these courts.

In accordance with other changes, the law excludes the possibility of an application from the relevant executive authority to initiate disciplinary proceedings against judges and to refer them to this body.

The period of assignment of judges with their consent to the SPS Office is reduced to one year.

In addition, the draft provides for the right of the Union of Rightist Forces to initiate disciplinary proceedings against judges of courts of all instances in cases established by law without any appeal.

It is proposed that the changes come into force on June 1, 2024.

After discussions, the amendment was put to a vote and adopted in the third reading.