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A person who distributed offensive photos and videos of students from the Law Faculty of Baku State University (BSU) on social media has been detained, Oxu.Az reports, citing the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The suspect was identified and detained by officers of the agency’s Main Department for Combating Cybercrime. The Ministry […]

Shahriar Hasanzade, who posed as a television channel employee and extorted money from business representatives under the threat of disseminating incriminating materials, has been arrested in Lankaran, Report informs, citing the Ministry of Internal Affairs press service. He contacted officials of various companies and organizations, claiming to have prepared a report that could damage their […]

The Main Anti-Drug Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Azerbaijan detained a man with a large quantity of marijuana and methadone, Report informs, citing the Ministry of Internal Affairs. As a result of the operation conducted by the Main Anti-Drug Department, Fuad Hasanov, previously convicted of organizing the distribution of potent psychotropic […]

The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan heard the cassation appeal against the verdict against former diplomat Emin Ibrahimov, accused of stabbing him, oxu.az reports. At the hearing, the decision was announced, dismissing the defendant’s appeal. According to the indictment, the incident occurred on July 22, 2024, in the Nizami district of Baku. Emin Ibrahimov, suspected of […]

Officers from the 22nd Station of the Nasimi District Police Department conducted another operation to combat drug trafficking and illegal drug sales, Oxu.Az reports, citing the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. During one operation, Elman Imanov, a 61-year-old resident of the capital and a previously convicted felon, was detained. 4 kg 745 […]

The trial of Nijat Huseynov, an employee of the State Tourism Agency arrested last March, has concluded. According to oxu.az, the court sentenced him to one year and six months of restricted freedom for abuse of office. He was accused of distributing a document contained in a closed electronic document flow between government agencies while […]

The Binagadi District Court heard a petition from the investigative body to extend the pretrial detention of Zulfugar Mansurov, Deputy Head of the Department for Control over the Management and Effective Use of State Property of the State Property Service, Oxu.Az reports. The court granted the petition, extending his pretrial detention until May 30. Mansurov […]

The pretrial detention of Islam Rzayev, the former head of the Balakan District Executive Authority, who was detained during an operation conducted by the State Security Service (SSS), has been extended. According to APA, the Sabail District Court reviewed the investigative body’s motion. The court decided to extend Islam Rzayev’s pretrial detention for an additional […]

Officers from the Khazar District Police Department conducted another operation to combat the illegal trafficking of narcotics and psychotropic substances, Oxu.Az reports, citing the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan. During the operation, suspects in the crime were detained: 33-year-old Hagverdi Akhmedli, 35-year-old Mahir Akhmedov, and his brother, 26-year-old Elkhan. A […]

The trial of Zamig Khankishiyev, accused of embezzling citizens’ funds on an especially large scale, continues at the Baku Court of Grave Crimes. According to Oxu.Az, the defendant’s free testimony was heard at a hearing chaired by Judge Elnur Nuriyev of the Baku Court of Grave Crimes. Z. Khankishiyev is charged under Article 178.4 (large-scale […]