Former Defense Ministry official sentenced

The trial of Elvin Jafarov, who previously served as the head of the financial service in various military units of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, has ended, Oxu.Az reports. The verdict was read out at the trial held in the Baku Military Court under the chairmanship of Judge Fikret Aliyev.

According to the decision, E. Jafarov was sentenced to 10 years in prison. In addition, he was deprived of the right to hold certain positions for 2 years.

Elvin Jafarov was charged under Article 179.4 (large-scale embezzlement) of the Criminal Code. The damage he caused to the state was estimated at 2.2 million manats.

In May 2024, based on a petition from the State Security Service, a preventive measure in the form of arrest was chosen for E. Jafarov. Last December, he was questioned as a witness in a trial related to the theft of 143 million manat from the Ministry of Defense.

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