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Another criminal case has been opened against the former chief architect of Lankaran Elgun Abdullayev, who is already serving an 8-year sentence for accepting bribes, Report informs.

In addition to corruption, he is accused of illegally allocating land plots to citizens and issuing construction permits in violation of the rules established by law.

Abdullayev has been charged under the relevant article 314-2.1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The investigation of the new criminal case has been completed, the materials have been transferred to the Lankaran City Court for the proceedings of Judge Muradagi Gasimov.

Recall that Elgun Abdullayev was detained in 2022 during an operation by the Anti-Corruption Department under the Prosecutor General’s Office in the Lankaran City Administration. It was established that he received bribes from citizens. The Lankaran Court for Serious Crimes sentenced Abdullaev to 8 years in prison.

Azerbaijani citizen Allahverdi Mirza oglu Mammadov, accused of incitement to bribery, fraud, falsification of official documents and attempt to organize illegal migration, will be extradited from Germany to Azerbaijan, Report informs citing the information of the press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Azerbaijan.

The information notes that the petition of the Prosecutor General’s Office for Mammadov’s extradition was satisfied by the competent authorities of Germany.

Allahverdi Mammadov was put on the international wanted list for fraud, incitement to bribery, falsification of an official document and attempt to organize illegal migration, as well as evading investigation. The necessary measures are currently being taken to ensure that the accused is delivered to our country.