A preliminary investigation into the illegal manufacture and sale of technical equipment for use during university entrance and final exams has been completed, Oxu.Az reports, citing the press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Azerbaijan.
The investigation was launched based on materials received from the State Examination Center (SEC) by the State Security Service (SSS). The investigation was conducted by the Anti-Corruption Main Directorate under the Prosecutor General.
According to investigators, individual entrepreneur Gunduz Abbasov organized preparatory courses, through which his applicants and schoolchildren received illegal assistance during entrance and final exams.
For this purpose, according to investigators, special technical means for covertly obtaining information, which Abbasov manufactured illegally, were used. The investigation also established his connection to Kamran Asadov.
According to the prosecution, Abbasov and Asadov installed such devices on 11 people—eight personally and three more through intermediaries—thus facilitating the violation of examination rules.
Separately, the investigation established that Sumgait resident Sanan Huseynov sold technical equipment for the covert collection of information without special permission. According to the prosecutor’s office, this involved 31 devices, the sale of which violated legal requirements.
Based on the evidence collected, Gunduz Abbasov has been charged under Articles 302.3 (illegal trafficking of technical equipment for the covert collection of information) and 308.1 (abuse of office) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan. Kamran Asadov has been charged under Articles 302.3, 32.5, and 308.1 (aiding and abetting abuse of office). Sanan Huseynov has been charged under Article 302.3.
By court order, Abbasov was arrested. The remaining defendants were remanded in custody.
Following the completion of the preliminary investigation, the criminal cases were sent to the courts for trial.
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