U.S. Sanctions Azerbaijani Official Kerim Heydar Alimardanov For Human Rights Violations And Abuses
The United States on Friday sanctioned Azerbaijani official Kerim Heydar Alimardanov for human rights violations and abuses, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
Alimardanov, who was described as an official from the Main Department for Combating Organized Crime within the Azerbaijani Ministry of Internal Affairs, known as the “Bandotdel”, was named among the list of over 40 individuals from a number of countries for human rights abuses and corruption.
The move comes on the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day and on the eve of International Human Rights Day.
Pursuant to Section 7031(c), the Department of State is designating Alimardanov for his involvement in a gross violation of human rights, namely torture of detainees in 2015 and 2016," the Department said.-025B-
Alex Raufoglu
Washington D.C.
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