Trial of the criminal case on theft at Formula 1

A trial was held in the Baku Court of Grave Crimes under the chairmanship of Judge Leyla Askerova-Mamedova on the criminal case of Chingiz Mehdiyev, the former head of the sports operations department of the Baku City Circuit (BCC) operating company, Oxu.Az reports. During the trial, Chingiz Mehdiyev’s lawyers submitted motions to the court. One of them stated that the money from Mehdiyev’s mother’s bank account in Georgia was transferred to his account as an inheritance. The lawyer asked to attach the relevant document to the evidence.

Chingiz Mehdiyev stated that the funds in question were in a Georgian bank: “We contacted a Georgian bank about this. The money was in my mother’s name. After her death, the funds remained in the Georgian bank.” According to Mehdiyev, the inheritance document received in Azerbaijan was not initially recognized. Therefore, the money was “stuck” in the Georgian bank for some time. Later, he was recognized as the heir, and the money was transferred to his name.
The court rejected the motion to contact a Georgian bank to clarify the amounts. It was stated that this issue would be taken into account during the meeting. Another motion was granted. Thus, the documents submitted to the court were attached to the materials of the criminal case.

The state prosecutor stated that no document of the aforementioned department could be considered as a basis. According to the prosecutor, this case is being handled by the investigative body and the court. He asked not to grant the motion.

The court rejected the motion. The next trial will take place on February 3.

Chingiz Mehdiyev is accused of embezzling about 400 thousand manats allocated for the organization of the Formula 1 race in Baku. A preventive measure not related to arrest has been chosen for him during the investigation.

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