A former accountant  sentenced to eight years in prison for embezzling over 802,000 manats

Samira Zeynalova, the former chief accountant of Rifah Group, was found guilty of embezzling over 802,000 manats and sentenced to eight years in prison. According to Report, Judge Leyla Askerova-Mamedova announced the sentence in the Baku Grave Crimes Court.

According to the court’s decision, the charge under Article 308.2 of the Azerbaijani Criminal Code (abuse of office resulting in grave consequences) was excluded from the general indictment, and no punishment was imposed under Article 313 (forgery in official documents) due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.

According to the case materials, Samira Zeynalova, while serving as the company’s chief accountant in 2022–2023, used powers of attorney received from relatives and opened bank accounts without their knowledge. She then transferred company funds totaling 802,429 manat to these accounts.

Zeynalova was charged under Articles 179.4 (embezzlement or misappropriation on an especially large scale), 308.2, and 313 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

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