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Azerbaijan’s border guards have detained 28-year-old Georgian citizen Gamin Khalafov, who attempted to hide in Azerbaijan after committing a crime in his country, the State Border Service told APA on April 26, 2017. During the inspection of the administrative building of the fish farm in Shishtapa village of Shamkir district, where he was hiding, a PM pistol, a […]

In Garadag District Court has been the court hearing on the case in respect of Ali Insanov, former Minister of Health, haqqin.az reports. The hearing has been chaired by Judge R. Mustafayev.  It is noted that the court has sentenced A. Insanov to 7 years of imprisonment. According to accusation, A. Insanov purchased and kept psychotropic substances […]

There continued preparatory hearing in the Baku Court on Serious Crimes in respect of Fuad Ahmadli, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA),  Trend news agency reported. At the hearing, chaired by Judge F. Garibov, F. Ahmadli’s lawyer – Asabali Mustafayev filed petitions on termination of the criminal case against his client […]

Azerbaijan’s border guards have detained two men over an alleged attempt to smuggle a large amount of drugs from Iran into the country, the State Border Service told APA on April 24.  On April 20 at about 10:30pm, two residents of Azerbaijan’s Yevlakh district – Mushfig Niyazguliyev and Ramin Jafarov – were captured by border guards while attempting […]

  On the basis of operational information, the Main Department for Combating Organized Crime conducted a special operation. As a result, when attempting to sell fake banknotes of 6,500 manat for 2000 manats, have been detained a resident of Baku, previously convicted Ibrahim Gurbanov and Ulvi Vagabzadeh, a resident of Bilasuvar district, haqqin.az reports with […]

According to haqqin.az, Interpol detained Galib Ibrahimov, a head of Azkomp company, in Tbilisi. He was put on the international wanted list in 2015 on charges of tax evasion on a large scale. In 2012 Azkomp won tenders for the supply of computer equipment in few ministries and state institutions of Azerbaijan. In the following […]

The preliminary investigation into the criminal case of Faiq Amirov, assistant to Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP) chairman and broadcasting director of Azadliq newspaper, has been completed, the defendant’s lawyer, Fakhraddin Mehdiyev, told APA. The lawyer said that he hasn’t received any notice yet. The criminal case will be sent to court after being considered.    […]

On 19 Apil 2017 the Karadag District Court court  held a hearing on the criminal case of former health minister Ali Insanov, who is under arrest. According to APA, the court announced the completion of the judicial investigation after the relevant documents were considered. The hearing will be continued on April 26, 2017. A new […]

  Some 162 people died, 411 others were injured in 407 road accidents that occurred in Azerbaijan in the first three month of 2017, the Main State Traffic Police Department told APA. Compared to the same period of last year, the number of road accidents decreased by 12 (2.9%), fatalities – by 19 (13.8%) and injured […]

Police have detained a resident of Azerbaijan’s Barda district on charges of illegal possession and storage of a firearm and ammunition, the Interior Ministry’s press service told APA on 17 April 2017. During the search of Barda resident Babek Narimanov’s house, an AK-47 assault rifle, 17 grenades, 790 cartridges of various caliber, 6 fuses and 5 cartridge […]