Former chairperson of Lankaran municipality Aygun Mirzoyeva has been sentenced, oxu.az reports. Lankaran District Court found her guilty and sentenced her to three years in prison. In addition, the court deprived her of the right to hold leadership and financially responsible positions in state bodies and local government bodies for a period of 3 years.
A. Mirzoyeva was brought to criminal liability under Articles 179.2.3, 179.2.4 (embezzlement or misappropriation committed by a person using his official position and causing significant damage) and 308.1 (misappropriation of state budget funds, targeted budget funds or extra-budgetary state funds) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
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