The former minister got off with a suspended sentence
Today, the Baku serious Crimes Court read out the verdict of former Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population Salim Muslimov, accused of accepting bribes, embezzlement, and abuse of office. The prosecutor asked the court to sentence him to 13 years of conditional imprisonment with a five-year probation period. The court sentenced him to 5 years of probation, with confiscation of property.
Muslimov was arrested in February 2021 by employees of the State Security Service. He was charged with embezzlement of about 20 million manats. Subsequently, for health reasons, he was placed under house arrest. Muslimov served as Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population in 2013-2018.
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Ruslan
2024-01-17
Свой человек его в тюрьму нельзя отделался легким испугом с конфискацией имущества откупится несколько миллионами за пазухой может еще миллионы припрятал вот наши чиновники на лицо все миллионеры страну превратили в базар...