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There was instituted a criminal case against Eldar Mammadov, a pediatrician of Jabrayil District Central Hospital. It was initiated with fraud fact caused to damage to a large scale, reports haqqin.az with reference to Turan agency. During investigation it was found that in exchange for the assignment of their disability group, E. Mammadov had appropriated 184 […]

The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan held on 26.03.2016 a hearing on the cassation appeal filed by Azerbaijani Prosecutor General Zakir Garalov against the verdict on Intigam Aliyev, the imprisoned chairman of the Legal Enlightenment Society. Deputy Prosecutor General Namig Asgarov defended the cassation appeal at the hearing presided over by Ramiz Rzayev, chairman of the […]

The statistics on traffic accidents in Azerbaijan during holidays have been made public, reports APA with reference to Chief of the public affairs department of the State Traffic Police Office Kamran Aliyev. According to him, 51 traffic accidents occurred in the country from March 19 to 25. Consequently, 15 people died and 80 injured. 11 […]

According to information of the State Customs Committee, customs officers revealed a large batch of drugs, APA reports. So, on the basis of operational information in the Khachmaz Customs Department detained a truck with license plate 90 VV 438/99 ZC 154, moving from Iran to Ukraine. While controlling the truck, managed by citizen of Azerbaijan, […]

A number of well-known prisoners have been released following the order signed by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, APA reports. Among the released are Tofig Yagublu, Yadigar Sadigov, Rasul Jafarov, Rashadat Akhundov, Akif Muradverdiyev, Anar Mammadli, Siraj Karimli, Nemet Panahli, Parviz Hashimli, Hilal Mammadov, Taleh Khasmammadov, and others. The Azerbaijani President signed an order on March […]

In compliance with the decision of Baku Court of Appeal journalist Rauf Mirgadirov has been released, haqqin.az reports. Court of Appeal conditionally sentenced Mirkadirov to five years. Mirgadirov was charged with treason (Article 274). The Baku Court of Grave Crimes has sentenced him to six years in prison.   

Some 240 Azerbaijani citizens jailed in foreign countries have been repatriated over the last five years, the Ministry of Justice told APA. Azerbaijan has extradited 167 foreign prisoners to their countries over the last five years, said the ministry. In line with cooperation on international law, the Ministry of Justice has stepped up efforts to carry out prisoner […]

Azerbaijan’s border guards detained 34 people in 22 cases who attempted to illegally cross the state border of Azerbaijan in February 2016, the State Border Service told APA on Monday. Of them, 11 are citizens of Azerbaijan, 9 – Iran, 4 – Ghana, and 2 from each country such as Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine and 1 from each country such […]