Rasim Guliyev authorized demolition of historical monument - Prosecutor General's Office

Baku/05.04.21/Turan: The former head of the Baku Executive Power Office Rasim Guliyev was arrested for authorizing the demolition of a cultural monument and subsequent construction in its place, reads the message of the press service of the General Prosecutor's Office.

In the course of the investigation, the General Directorate for Combating Corruption under the Prosecutor General revealed the facts of issuing an illegal permit to the FF-2011 housing cooperative for the demolition of state-protected cultural monuments of local importance - residential buildings in Baku, on Dilara Aliyeva Street, 141 and the construction of new buildings in their place ...

The investigation revealed solid suspicions that the permit was issued by order of Guliyev dated May 31, 2018 during his duties as deputy head of the city administration.

Based on this document, the housing cooperative began to demolish a residential building, which is a historical and cultural monument.

Guliyev was charged under Articles of the Criminal Code 308.2 (abuse of office, which entailed grave consequences) and 314-2.3 (issuance of a permit to carry out construction or installation work in violation of the rules established by law), in respect of him, a measure of restraint was chosen by a court decision in the form of arrest ...

Investigative measures in the criminal case continue, the Prosecutor General's Office said. — 06D-