Director arrested for embezzling 2 million manats faces new charges

The Ganja Court of Grave Crimes has begun the trial of the criminal case of Şəmkir Un-Yem LLC director Aslan Aliyev, who is accused of embezzling more than 2 million manats. As reported by Oxu.Az, the defendant’s personal data was clarified at the preparatory meeting and preliminary hearings were held. According to the information, A. Aliyev is charged with embezzlement on a large scale, violation of land ownership, tax evasion on a significant scale and official forgery.

During the meeting, it became known that he is also charged with legalization of funds obtained by criminal means. According to the case materials, the embezzled state funds were transferred to various accounts in order to conceal their true source.

The prosecutor, citing the gravity of the crime committed and the absence of mitigating circumstances, petitioned to maintain the preventive measure in the form of arrest. The court granted the petition, and the preventive measure remained unchanged. The criminal case was referred to the court for consideration on the merits.

The indictment will be read at the next hearing, after which it will be known whether the defendant admits his guilt.

It should be noted that A. Aliyev was brought to criminal responsibility by the Investigative Department of the Prosecutor General’s Office.

The Şəmkir Un-Yem company began its activities in 2018. The products of the enterprise, the investment value of which is 6 million manats, are sold mainly in the Shamkir, Ganja, Gadabay, Tovuz and Gazakh regions.

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