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High-ranking officials of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry suspected of misappropriation of $5.8 ml

Four high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan have been arrested on charges of embezzling a large amount of money. RIA Novosti writes about this with reference to the Baku Military Court.

The defendants were put on trial. The head of the financial department Rafael Khalilov, the head of the financial department of the “N-th” military unit Fazail Aliyev, the head of the financial department of the Land Forces Bayram Bayramov and the officer of the financial department Alizade Vusal Adalet ogly were on trial.

“For each of the accused, a preventive measure was chosen in the form of arrest for four months,” the court said.

The defendants were detained during the operation of the State Security Service. They were charged under article 179.4 of the Criminal Code (embezzlement on an especially large scale). The total amount of damage was estimated at 10 million manats (over $5.8 million).

High-ranking officials of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry suspected of misappropriation of $5.8 ml