The preliminary investigation of the criminal case received by the Main Department for Combating Corruption under the Prosecutor General from the State Customs Committee, regarding the illegal actions of officials of the Bilasuvar Customs Department of the State Customs Committee and other persons who committed smuggling crimes, has been completed.
This was reported to Modern.az by the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office.
"The preliminary investigation established reasonable suspicions that inspectors Vusal Huseynov, Karim Karimov, Ismayil Mammadaliyev of the Clearance Center of the Bilasuvar Customs Department of the State Customs Committee, and Asif Hajimuradov, an instructor-cynologist of the “Azerterminalkompleks” Association assigned to that department, entered into criminal conspiracy with Etibar Hatemli, a citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and Rezayan Jafar Rafie oglu, a citizen of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and, by abusing their official positions, in exchange for a large amount of bribe they received, created conditions for the smuggling of medicinal products containing potent and psychotropic substances, and unexcised tobacco products belonging to the Republic of Azerbaijan, with a total value of 410,000 manats, which Jafar Rezayan kept in the cargo compartment of a passenger bus he acquired and used in the Islamic Republic of Iran, bypassing customs control, and ensured their entry into the country.
Based on the collected evidence, Vusal Huseynov, Ismayil Mammadaliyev, Karim Karimov, and Asif Hajimuradov were charged under Articles 200-1.2.2, 200-1.2.3 (illegal circulation of medicinal products in large quantities by an organized group), 206.4 (smuggling by an organized group), 213-1.2.1 (illegal circulation of goods subject to excise marking without such marks in large quantities by an organized group), 234.4.1, 234.4.3 (illegal circulation of psychotropic substances in large quantities by an organized group), 240.3.1, 240.3.2 (illegal circulation of potent substances in large quantities by an organized group), 311.3.1 and 311.3.3 (receiving a large amount of bribe by an organized group) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan; Etibar Hatemli was charged under Articles 206.4, 240.3.1 and 240.3.2 of the same Code; and Jafar Rezayan was charged under Articles 200-1.2.2, 200-1.2.3, 206.4, 213-1.2.1, 234.4.1, 234.4.3, 240.3.1 and 240.3.2 of the same Code. Subsequently, by court decision, based on the motion of the investigator conducting the preliminary investigation and the submission of the prosecutor exercising procedural supervision over the preliminary investigation, Vusal Huseynov, Ismayil Mammadaliyev, Karim Karimov, Asif Hajimuradov, and Etibar Hatemli were arrested, while another preventive measure was chosen for Jafar Rezayan.
The criminal case has been sent to the Baku Court for Grave Crimes for consideration, as per jurisdiction," the statement said.
