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In June of this year, border guards detained a group of criminals attempting to carry smuggled products into Azerbaijan by sea APA reports with reference to Azerbaijan’s State Border Service. On 19 June 2015, according to information that smuggled products would be brought from Russia by sea through the area of the SBS “Muqtadir” coastal […]

Elman Taghiyev, the head of Birlik-İnşaat LLC and Hayan-E LLC, is charged under four articles of the Criminal Code, APA reports with reference to the Baku City Main Police Office. Taghiyev Elman Hasangulu, 52, is charged under articles 178 (fraud), 308 (abuse of power), 319 (illegal change of the state border of Azerbaijan) and 213 […]

Investigative Department on Grave Crimes of Prosecutor’s General office of Azerbaijan stated on June 22, 2015 about completion of preliminary investigation on case of journalist Kh. Ismayilova, haqqin.az reports with reference to Turan agency and her defender – lawyer F. Mehdiyev. According to the lawyer, beginning from June 23 Ismayilova and her defenders are beginning […]

The State Border Service (SBS) prevented smuggling of a large amount of drugs from Iran to Azerbaijan, SBS’s press service told APA. 4, 475 grams of opium and 1, 900 grams of hashish were seized from 33-year old resident of Iran’s Parsabad city who was detained while violating the state border in Beylegan district. Investigation is […]

Vasila Hasanova 39, the chairwoman of the Saray settlement municipality, Azerbaijan’s Absheron district, and her husband Vafadar Hasanov have been murdered in their house, APA reports. As a result of the urgent investigative actions, Fadai Huseynov, 35, who is suspected of committing the crime, was detained. Investigation is underway.

43 local businessmen arrested over a large amount of credit debts to the International Bank of Azerbaijan have been released after paying off overdue loan debts APA reports.  Court annulled the decision on pre-trial detention of some businessmen after the repayment. Total payments amounted to AZN 110 million.  A group of businessmen was detained over […]

On June 1, 2015 Baku Court of Grave Crimes has completed a hearing on the cases of Azerbaijani citizens – Tariyel Mustafayev, Ruslan Mustafayev, Namig Mammadov, Elvin Aliyev, Tural Hasanov and Farid Muradov – who are convicted of fighting in Syria. Court sentenced R. Mustafayev to 14-year imprisonment and others to 13 years and 6 […]