The head of the International Bank of Azerbaijan Jahangir Hajiyev, arrested in December last year , is charged with two Articles of the Criminal Code - 179.3.3 (embezzlement) and 308.2 (abuse of power). The charge was filed in May and June 2015, after which Hajiyev was summoned for questioning eleven times.
He was accused of embezzling 42 million AZN. These funds were used to purchase shares of the bank, and he was required to reimburse such damage. In this regard, Hajiyev returned IBA shares in the amount of 80 million AZN. Moreover, it was not only his shares, but also shares of his family and other relatives. The amount of the returned shares twice exceeded the claims against him. According to the agreement with the investigation, after the return of shares, the charges from Hajiyev were to be removed, but nothing like that happened, said in an exclusive interview with Turan one of the lawyers of the former chief of the International Bank Afgan Mammadov.
"However, this is not the only "surprise", because according to my client, the shares in excess of 42 million were used to cover credit card debt of some persons, and it is unknown onwhat the rest sum was spent," said the lawyer.
As for Article 308, the charge is based on the fact that the International Bank loans were issued to individuals. On this charge Hajiyev argues that the loans were issued not by him personally, but through the branches of the bank and the decision on the allocation of funds decided Credit Committee and passed for approval of all members of the Board. Only after that the loan was issued.
In addition, all the issued selected loans have been used for specific projects, which exist and are implemented.
"My client does not understand why he was arrested. He is not hiding from the investigation, he came all the interrogations and fulfilled all that was asked of him. When he did, he was arrested.
If it of misappropriating 42 million, and he returned to 80 million, then what about the assignment in question? Who and who appropriated? "- Said the lawyer.
Jahangir Hajiyev and "does not understand" why it was shown to such a tough attitude after the refund. So, he was arrested by the Office of the Ministry of Interior to fight organized crime, where it is 38 days, kept in isolation, not allowing any contact with anyone.
Currently Hajiyev contained in Kurdakhani facility and said the charges he faces up to 12 years in prison.
"The most interesting thing is that during the investigation, Hajiyev called the specific names of the persons who received the International Bank loans. However, none of these people on the investigation was not called. However, the logic of the investigation, these people are members of the assignment fact, if blame Hajiyev.
So how can you arrest a theft of a participant if it took place and not involve others? "- Asked the lawyer.
Asked where Hajiyev and knows what he called people not summoned and interrogated, the lawyer said that in such a case were to take place confrontations of all involved in this fact, but those are not carried out.
On the question of how justified the charges, the lawyer said that it is impossible to talk about the assignment. Also, there is no reason to talk about the abuse. "This is the number of the civil case, not a criminal and should be seen in this perspective. The offense is not, and the case should be reclassified ", - said the lawyer.
Finally he pressed that violated the rights of some relatives of Jahangir Hajiyev, barred from traveling abroad.
Afgan Mammadov started to protect Hajiyev relatively recently, and intends to apply to the investigation, in order to access to the investigation file. The lawyer also expressed surprise at the fact that the investigation was not carried out in the case of the Prosecutor's Office and the Office of the Ministry of Interior in the fight against organized crime. "It's been said that the arrest of Hajiyev was predetermined in advance," - says the lawyer. -02V-
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