The head of the financial department of the Ministry of Defense was arrested
Baku / 03.02.22 / Turan: By decision of the Baku Military Court, the head of the financial department of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan, Major General Nizami Mammadov., was detained for 4 months.
He appeared before the court in a criminal case being investigated by the State Security Service of Azerbaijan.
According to law enforcement sources, Mammadov is accused of embezzling 80,618,000 manats. (about $50 million).
According to the latest data, 4 former and current employees of the financial department of the Ministry of Defense, as well as the head of the procurement and supply department, were detained.-06B-
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