Is the Supervisory Board of the International Bank of Azerbaijan to be blamed for "problem loans" of the IBA?
The former head of the "International Bank of Azerbaijan" Jahangir Hajiyev denies the charges against him, said his lawyer Agil Laidzhev. According to him, on 5 December the Narimanov District Court of Baku arrested him for a period of four months. He was charged under Articles 179 (embezzlement) and 308 (abuse of power) of the Criminal Code. The lawyer said that Hajiyev does not accept the charges. "After all, there are always risks on loans. So he pleads not guilty in connection with non-return loans, " said Laidzhev. According to him, the most urgent and crucial question is who is responsible for loans? For example, there are cases where the responsibility for issuing banks loans is on the heads of departments, government. For issuing large loans is responsible Supervisory Board. The issue of large loans is controlled by Supervisory Board; whether there was such a control is a topic for another conversation.
The Supervisory Board was informed of the issuance of loans, and if there were illegal actions it had to intervene. The prosecution alleges that Hajiyev exceeded his authority and loans were not used for their intended purpose. "But we believe that the loans were used for targeted projects. Responsibility for monitoring the lending carries Supervisory Board. Jahangir Hajiyev has no relation to the Supervisory Board; he is not represented in it," said Laidzhev. Contrary to media reports, the amount of bad loans of IBA, according to the lawyer, "is not 10 or five billion dollars, it is only $400 million." Of this amount $200 million were returned when Hajiyev was released. After the arrest of Hajiyev, this process stopped. "This means that the findings of the investigation and trial are not correct. The release of the person freedom has a positive affect on the course of investigation and returning loans," said Laidzhev.
He also pointed to the violation of the rights of Hajiyev as the accused. Hajiyev, contrary to the requirements of the legislation, is still detained in the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (MDCOC) of the Ministry of Interior, and has not been transferred to the detention facility of the Justice Ministry, though it should be done within 24 hours after the court decision. It is also illegal that he is not allowed to get products from the house and personal belongings. In addition, his sleep is limited, and he it cannot adapt to the food given in the police detention center. The defense appealed against the illegality of the detention Hajiyev and the court will consider the issue on December 17. -06D--
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