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New arrests of bankers and businessmen

Posted September 21, 2015 By adminraf

One more group of persons was detained for failing to pay a large amount of credit debts to the International Bank of Azerbaijan, law enforcement authorities told  APA report. They are the IBA former senior officials and businessmen – former director of IBA Central Branch Ilgar Abdullayev, former director of IBA transport branch Kenan Orujov, Director […]

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EU finally gives Azerbaijan up

Posted September 14, 2015 By adminraf

The European Union is reviewing its neighbourhood concept and talks on expansion. One factor is the desire of a number of countries in the integration project Eastern Partnership not to move away from Russia. This was stated in an interview to Ukrainian edition of ‘Apostrophe’ by the European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy, Johannes […]

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Baku Court of Grave Crimes sentenced journalist Khadija Ismayilova to 7.5 years in prison, haqqin.az. The court found her guilty under charges according to Articles 179 (misappropriation and embezzlement), 192 (illegal business), 213 (tax evasion) and 308 (abuse of power). At the same time, Ismayilova was acquitted under Article 125 (inciting to suicide). Khadija Ismayilova […]

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Posted August 31, 2015 By adminraf

Criminal case instituted against school director

Posted August 27, 2015 By adminraf

Vahid Shahmar oglu Demirov (1960), former director of secondary school no.55 located in the capital, is charged with swindling (article 178) APA reports. He is on the wanted list for evading from investigation. Vahid Demirov has not been seen at the school since May, 2015. No one exactly knows whether he has been dismissed or […]

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Senior police lieutenant suspended from duty, in respect of the chief of police department had reprimand Criminal case was launched and investigation is underway on the fact of the death of Bahruz Hajiyev, suspected in the sale and use of narcotics, in Mingachevir city police department, APA reports citing press services of Interior Ministry and Prosecutor General’s Office. […]

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Azerbaijan has declared 3 Iranian citizens internationally wanted. Interpol has issued the information on its website, APA reported. According to the information, Majid Davoodi (24) is accused of selling drugs, while Hajali Fashkhorani (46) and Masoud Babayi (30) are accused of theft. Azerbaijani law enforcement agencies has declared these persons internationally wanted and appealed to Interpol for […]

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The Yunus’ sentenced to in prison

Posted August 14, 2015 By adminraf

Baku Court of Grave Crimes announced the verdict against Leila and Arif Yunus, haqqin.az reports. According to the verdict, Leyla Yunus was sentenced to 8.5 years in prison, and her husband – to 7 years with confiscation of property. Arif Yunus was found guilty under article 178.3.2 (fraud on a large scale) of the Criminal […]

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Former Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the Council of Europe Arif Mammadov has been declared wanted, the General Prosecutor’s Office told APA. Under the work plan for 2015 of the Chamber of Accounts, taking into account the suppositions of illegal usage of budget funds allocated for permanent representation of Azerbaijan to the Council of Europe in […]

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Fight to illegal drug trafficking

Posted August 11, 2015 By adminraf

For the first half year of 2015 1251 men were brought to criminal responsibility due to illegal drug trafficking, psychotropic substances and its precursors, APA reports with reference to the report of the Working Group of the Governmental Commission on combat to illegal drug trafficking. Five of brought to criminal responsibility are persons of up […]

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