The arrest term of Gahraman Mammadov, former chief assistant to the military attaché, detained for smuggling 70 kg of gold in Turkey, has been extended. As Report informs, the decision was made by the Baku Military Court.
According to the decision, his arrest term has been extended for 3 months.
Mammadov served as chief assistant to the military attaché of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces in the United States. He was detained by Turkish law enforcement officers while taking a taxi to an Istanbul hotel to hand over gold bars to a person with whom he was in collusion.
Gahraman Mammadov was brought to criminal responsibility under Articles 12.1, 206.3.2, 12.1-1, 206.3.3 (smuggling committed by a citizen of Azerbaijan outside the country as part of a pre-arranged group of persons using official position) and 12.1-1, 341.1 (abuse of office or exceeding official powers committed by a citizen of Azerbaijan outside the country) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic.
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