The Baku Court of Grave Crimes has completed the trial in the criminal case against Ilahim Mehraliyev and Mehman Almammadov, accused of laundering criminally obtained property. As reported by Oxu.Az, the trial was announced to be complete at a hearing chaired by Judge Radim Sadikhov.
The state prosecutor requested a 16-year prison sentence for I. Mehraliyev and a 13-year prison sentence for M. Almammadov.
The investigation has established reasonable suspicion that I. Mekhraliyev, M. Almammadov, and other individuals, whose identities are being clarified, entered into a criminal conspiracy between 2017 and 2019 to embezzle over 1,000,000 manats transferred from state-owned enterprises to their shell companies as payment for alleged purchases. They entered into formal transactions to create the appearance of legality, thereby laundering the proceeds of crime.
Based on the evidence collected, I. Mekhraliyev and M. Almammadov, who are currently serving sentences, have been charged under Articles 179.4 (embezzlement on an especially large scale), 193-1.3.2 (laundering of property obtained through criminal activity on a large scale), and 313 (forgery by an official) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
It is noted that 299 companies were registered in the names of the accused.
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