The Prosecutor General’s Office has released details of an operation carried out today at the Agency for Agricultural Services under the Ministry of Agriculture, Report informs, citing the supervisory authority. According to the information, as a result of the operation, Deputy Head of the State Technical Control Department of the Agency Rashad Yolchiev and Head of the Technical Control Organization Sector of the State Center for Agricultural Development No. 1 Arif Gasanov were taken into custody.
According to the investigation, in 2022-2025, officials entered into a criminal conspiracy to receive large bribes from numerous individuals for registering agricultural and other special equipment imported into the country, issuing state registration plates, conducting technical inspections, providing relevant certificates and other services.
Important material evidence was seized during searches in the offices of Yolchiev and Gasanov. The officials were charged under Articles 311.3.1, 311.3.2 and 311.3.3 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan (receiving a large bribe by a group of persons by prior agreement). By decision of the Binagadi District Court, a preventive measure in the form of house arrest with removal from office was chosen for them. The investigation is ongoing.
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