In Azerbaijan, individuals accused of smuggling medicines into the country and receiving bribes for patronizing this activity have been exposed, Oxu.Az reports with reference to a joint statement by the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the State Customs Committee (SCC). The preliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated against the illegal actions of employees of the Khachmaz Customs Department of the SCC involved in committing the crime continues at the Main Anti-Corruption Department under the Prosecutor General.
During the investigation, reasonable suspicions arose that the operative of the Operational Investigation Department of the Khachmaz Customs Department, Hidayat Mamedov, and the inspector of the Azerterminalcomplex association, seconded to this department, Bayram Mamedov, having previously entered into a conspiracy and using their official position, received a bribe from citizen Arzu Abdullayev, who contacted them, for ensuring the transportation of a vehicle driven by Khaisuf Hajiyev and loaded with medicines and other goods through the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan, bypassing customs control.
Based on the collected primary evidence, Hidayat Mamedov was charged under Articles 32.5, 206.3.2 (aiding and abetting smuggling committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy), 308.2 (abuse of office resulting in grave consequences), 311.3.1 and 311.3.2 (repeated acceptance of a bribe by a group of persons by prior conspiracy), Bayram Mamedov – under Articles 308.2 and 311.3.1, and Arzu Abdullaev and Khaisuf Gadzhiev – under Articles 200-1.2.2 (illegal circulation of medicines committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy), 200-1.2.3 (illegal circulation of medicines on a large scale) and 206.3.2 (smuggling committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy) of the Criminal Code.
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