The Supreme Court did not satisfy the cassation appeal of the ex-Deputy Minister of Culture

A cassation appeal filed against a decision in respect of the former Deputy Minister of Culture of Azerbaijan Rafig Bayramov has been considered, oxu.az reports.

At a court session chaired by Judge Nazim Movsumov of the Supreme Court, the appeal was not satisfied, and the decision of the Baku Court of Appeal was upheld. R. Bayramov was arrested in May 2020 as a result of an operation carried out by the State Security Service.

He was found guilty under the articles on abuse of power, embezzlement, forgery and sentenced by the Baku Grave Crimes Court to 8 years in prison. Later, the Baku Court of Appeal reduced the term of imprisonment to 4 years and 6 months.

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