IT Expert’s sentence reduced

The sentence of Ilgar Aliyev, a well-known Azerbaijani information and communications technology expert convicted of drug trafficking, has been reduced, Oxu.az reports. The Supreme Court partially upheld his appeal, reducing his prison term from four to three years.

Given that his sentence begins in December 2023, Aliyev has 10 months remaining in prison. Moreover, since two-thirds of the amended sentence has already been served, he is eligible for parole if he complies with legal requirements.

It should be noted that Ilgar Aliyev previously headed the IT Department at Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC and also served as an advisor in the banking sector.

By the verdict of the Baku Court of Grave Crimes, he was found guilty of illegally acquiring narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities without intent to sell and sentenced to four years in prison. In his appellate and

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