Baku / 06.22.22 / Turan: Today, the Sabail District Court chose a preventive measure in the form of arrest for a period of 4 months against the former director of the Azerterminalcomplex association of the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan, Major General of the Customs Service Ekhtiram Khalilov. Turan learned about this from sources in court.
He was detained two days ago during a special operation carried out by the State Security Service (SSS).
Khalilov is charged with taking a bribe in the amount of more than 200,000 manats ($120,000), abuse of office and committing a number of other crimes.—06B-
Politics
-
At the trial of the opposition politician Tofig Yagublu, the statement of Elnur Vaqifoglu, another accused, was heard at the Baku Serious Crimes Court.
-
EU Reporter sadly announces the death from natural causes this week of its Political Editor Nick Powell, whilst attending the Global Media Forum in Susha, Azerbaijan.
-
The health of economist Fazil Gasimov, who is on hunger strike for the 43rd day, has deteriorated sharply. On the night of July 26, he was transferred from the Baku pre-trial detention center-1 to a medical institution of the Penitentiary Service, the economist's brother Nazim Gasimov told Turan.
-
On July 26, the trial of public activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev continued in the Baku Serious Crimes Court. Three witnesses were heard. One of them said that she had once asked Hajiyev for help in obtaining a visa for a tour to the Czech Republic and had no other business with him. At the same time, the witness stressed that she did not personally transfer the money, but made a transfer for the service.
Leave a review