Jahangir Hajiyev again will be brought to trial

Baku / 11.10.18 / Turan: A new criminal case has been completed against the convicted former chairman of the International Bank of Azerbaijan, Jahangir Hajiyev, said his lawyer, Agil Lahij. Currently, the process of familiarization with the case materials is underway, the lawyer said, without specifying on what articles and episodes Hajiyev is accused in the new case, citing the secrecy of the investigation.

At the same time, he noted that Hajiyev denies the charges. According to the lawyer, after the accused and lawyers familiarize with the materials of the investigation, the case will be sent to the Baku Serious Crimes Court.

Earlier, Amina Hajiyeva, the sister of the convicted, said that in the new case her brother was accused of tax evasion by the Moscow branch of IBA and laundering dirty money. She stated that these charges were not related to her brother, since IBA-Moscow had its own leadership. According to unofficial data, the figurants of the new case are another 25 people. It was not possible to get comments from the press service of the Prosecutor General"s Office.

Chairman of the Board of IBA OJSC, Jahangir Hajiyev, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on October 14, 2016. The real terms received three more accused, four were sentenced conditionally. The court found the defendants guilty under the Articles 179.3.1, 179.3.2 (large-scale appropriation by an organized group), 308.2 (abuse of office, resulting in serious consequences), 309.2 (abuse of office, resulting in serious consequences), 228.1 and 228.4 (illegal acquisition, transfer, sale, storage, transportation or carrying of firearms, components for it, ammunition) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan. J. Hajiyev did not admit his guilt, and his advocates called the court biased. -06D-