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Azerbaijan’s law-enforcement forces have detained two more supporters of the radical religious movement ‘Muslim Unity’. According to a joint statement of the Prosecutor General’s Office and the Interior Ministry, residents of Azerbaijan’s Lankaran district – Gismat Isayev and Vugar Ismayilov were detained over spreading national and religious separatist ideas among people and calling on citizens […]

Employees of the customs authority of Azerbaijan prevented attempt of smuggling of drug in big amount through territory of country, APA reports with reference to State Customs Committee. “Volvo” vehicle, which has followed from Iran to Belgium, has been detained at customs point of Astara customs department. In course of inspection of vehicle, which has […]

According to information of the State Customs Committee, there was prevented an attempt to deliver of mercury in Azerbaijan, Trend reports. In compliance with data of the body, this danger for human healthy substance was discovered at Kazakhstan citizen, who arrived in Azerbaijan from Russia. At the customs point of “Samur” of Khachmaz Customs Department […]

Azerbaijan’s border guards detained French citizen Malavialle Olivier Alain, 37, for attempting to illegally cross the border from Georgia on April 5, the State Border Service of Azerbaijan told APA on April 13, 2016. The French citizen has been repeatedly prosecuted for illegal activities, violence and theft, damage to public property, violation of public order and use […]

According to a statement of the State Border Service (SBS), 38 people have been captured for attempting to illegally cross the state border of Azerbaijan in 26 cases over March 2016, APA reports.  Of them, 16 were citizens of Azerbaijan, 7 – Bangladesh, 4 – Uzbekistan, 4 – Georgia, 2 – Tajikistan, 3 – Nigeria, one citizen […]

Since the beginning of 2016, a total of 172 road accidents have taken place in Azerbaijan, leaving 32 people dead and 206 others injured, the chief of the PR department of the State Traffic Police Office, Vagif Asadov, told APA on Monday. According to him, this is fewer than the previous year’s analogous figure by 54 accidents […]

According to information of the State Customs Committee, at border of Azerbaijan and Georgia has discovered great amount of vodka and cigarettes, which was tried to deliver with illegal way, APA reports. So, in compliance with operational information, which was received by the branch for combat to the customs offenders of Tovuz Customs Department, in […]

Baku Court of Grave Crimes held on April 8, 2016 a hearing on the case of Mehman Salimov, who faces charges under the Criminal Code’s articles 179.3.2 (embezzlement on a large scale) and 308.2 (abusing official powers), APA reports. Salimov served as deputy defense minister of Azerbaijan on socio-political affairs from 1995 to 99.   […]

The Main Anti-Corruption Department under the Prosecutor General has investigated the material on the provision of unauthorized international phone-call services, which was submitted by the State Security Service, APA reports. Investigation has revealed sufficient grounds for suspicions that foreign nationals Basit Abdul and Igbal Tanveer entering into a criminal conspiracy with their compatriot Tahir, were […]

The Baku Court of Grave Crimes completed the trial of Tairova Summit, Nahid and Rzayev Elnur Muradov, who have been accused in robbery, reports Trend news agency Trend. According to decision of the court chaired by T. Nasrullayeva, Tairov has been sentenced to 10 years, two other accused – nine years in prison. The convicted […]