IOLR

In the Khazar district, police officers detained a resident of the city of Sumgayit, Ali Agayev (born 1984), who was involved in drug trafficking. As reported to Oxu.Az by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he hid the drugs in the House of Celebrations, located in the village of Gala, for the purpose of their further sale.

4 kg 715 g of marijuana were seized from the man. A. Agayev was previously repeatedly convicted under various articles of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan.

A criminal case has been opened against A. Agayev in the Khazar district police department, and an investigation is underway.

The Supreme Court rejected the cassation appeal against the verdict against Mushfig Gurbanov, who was found guilty in the case of the attempt on the life of the former head of the Executive Power of the city of Ganja, Elmar Valiyev, oxu.az reports. The complaint was considered at a court hearing chaired by Judge Ilkin Radzhabov. The defense petitioned for an acquittal against Mushfig Gurbanov. It is noted that Gurbanov died on November 30, 2020 in Baku pre-trial detention center No. 1.

He was charged under articles 214.2.1 (terrorism with the use of firearms committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy), 214.2.6 (terrorism based on religious hatred, religious radicalism or religious fanaticism) and 307.3 (failure to report a crime or concealment of a crime) of the Criminal Code AR.

The Ganja Grave Crimes Court found Gurbanov guilty and sentenced him to 4 years and 6 months in prison.

A presentation to the public of electronic orders, electronic contracts and other electronic services, organized by the Azerbaijan Bar Association, took place at the Badamdar Estate Hotel on Wednesday, April 3. The event was attended by members of the Presidium of the Collegium, representatives of public and private structures, non-governmental organizations, and the media, haqqin.az reports.

First, at the ceremony, a video report of the College on the work done in 2023 was shown. The Chairman of the Bar Association, Anar Bagirov, informed those invited to the presentation in detail about the work carried out in the College in recent years. He noted that recently the legal profession has been paying great attention to the use of information and communication technologies; certain projects have been signed in this area, including the “Electronic Lawyer Order” system created by the Collegium, which is already being used by lawyers.

“Among the work done, one of the most important was the launch of an electronic lawyer’s order. Now citizens can enter into an agreement for the provision of legal assistance with a lawyer from anywhere in the world online, without visiting law offices,” said Anar Bagirov. He further stated that the Bar Association is working towards harnessing the power of artificial intelligence. Thus, the Pro Bono chatbot, prepared by the Electronic Advocacy Committee of the Collegium, will be put into operation in the near future. This bot will provide Pro Bono (free) legal assistance to citizens using artificial intelligence.

Chairman of the “Electronic Advocacy” Committee Nihad Aliyev made a presentation of the “Electronic Lawyer Order” and electronic contracts. At the same time, a presentation of the Pro Bono chatbot took place. The event participants got acquainted with the “Electronic Human Resources Management” and “Electronic Office” systems.

A preliminary investigation has been completed in a criminal case initiated by the Main Anti-Corruption Directorate under the Prosecutor General and sent for investigation to the district prosecutor’s office in connection with the illegal actions of the director of secondary school No. 2 of the village of Ojagly, Jalilabad district, Azer Askerov, oxu.az reports with reference to the press-service of the Jalilabad district prosecutor’s office.

According to the information, based on the collected evidence, reasonable suspicions arose that A. Askerov, during the performance of his duties, illegally squandered budget funds in the amount of 26,000 manats, which were state property.

Charges were brought against the above-mentioned person under articles 179.2.3, 179.2.4 (Misappropriation or embezzlement using one’s official position causing significant damage), 308.1 (Abuse of official powers) and 313 (Official forgery) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic. The materials of the criminal case were sent for consideration to the Jalilabad District Court.