Adalat Verdiyev
Preliminary investigation on the case of military expert Adalat Verdiyev, accused of disclosure of state secrets, has been over. The case has been sent to the Nasimi district court of Baku for consideration. This was reported to Turan by his lawyer Bahruz Bayramov.
According to the lawyer, as a result of the investigation Verdiyev was acquitted of charges under Article 308.2 (abuse of official powers resulting in grave consequences) of the Criminal Code.
Now Verdiyev is charged under only one Article - disclosure of military secrets.
The lawyer noted that Verdiyev ‘partially pleads guilty’.
On 25 November, the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan reported on the arrest of Adalat Verdiyev, chief of staff of the ‘Public Health and Reform Centre’ of the Health Ministry
As noted in the press release, during the media tour on 22 November 2024 in the liberated territories Verdiyev filmed and published on social networks information and images of combat positions and location of border troops. By doing so, he damaged the interests of state security and defence capability.
If proven guilty, the expert faces a sentence of 2 to 5 years' imprisonment.
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