The investigation into a 5 million manat cigarette smuggling case has been completed. According to Oxu.Az, final charges have been filed against the defendants. The case materials have been submitted to the defense for review.
The defendants in the case include Ruslan Eyyubov, owner of the international sea trade port of Hovsan; Rashad Dashdemirov, director of the port office of the Main Customs Administration for Maritime Transport and Energy Resources; Farid Usubov, director of the port office of the Main Customs Administration for Maritime Transport and Energy Resources; and others.
After the review stage is complete, the collected materials will be sent to the Baku Serious Crimes Court for consideration.
The defendants are charged under the following articles of the Criminal Code: Article 206.4 – large-scale smuggling committed by an organized group; 213-1.2.1, 213-1.2.2, 213-1.2.3 — storage for the purpose of sale of goods subject to mandatory excise stamps, without such stamps, committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy, repeated, on a large scale; 308.2 — abuse of office resulting in grave consequences.
These acts are classified as particularly serious crimes.
The criminal case was investigated by the Main Anti-Corruption Directorate under the Prosecutor General. All defendants have been in custody since December of last year.
