The arrest term of Gahraman Shamil oglu Mammadov, former chief assistant to the military attaché detained in Turkey with 70 kg of gold, has been extended, Report informs. The Baku Military Court ruled to extend his arrest for 2 months.
It should be noted that Gahraman Mammadov held the position of chief assistant to the military attaché of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces in the United States.
Mammadov 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.
He 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 his 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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