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A trial on the criminal case of Bahadir Gasimov, Ikram Gasimov, Farhad Gasimov, Javid Azizov, Veli Aliyev and Anar Akhmedov, accused of laundering large sums of money, tax evasion and cybercrime, was held in the Baku Court of Grave Crimes under the chairmanship of Judge Anar Sadigov, Oxu.Az reports. During the trial, the lawyers filed a motion to question several witnesses. However, the court rejected it, considering that the questions specified in the motion were not necessary for the criminal case.

Lawyer Kamandar Nasibov objected, saying: “Some witnesses testified against my client. Let them come and be questioned in court.” Then the lawyers of the accused expressed a protest to the composition of the court. The judge gave the defense time to prepare a written protest.

The trial will continue on April 18, 2025.

The investigation of the criminal case initiated by the Anti-Corruption Department under the Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan in connection with illegal actions committed at the Republican Endocrinology Center continues, oxu.az reports. Two more employees of the center – endocrinologists Nushaba Huseynova and Narmin Farziyeva – have been brought into the investigation. They testified in the ongoing criminal case.

Earlier, the Main Anti-Corruption Department under the Prosecutor General carried out operational and investigative measures based on information received about illegal actions of officials of the Republican Endocrinology Center.

Based on the collected primary evidence, a criminal case was initiated under Articles 308.1 (abuse of office) and 312-1.1 (illegal influence on the decision of an official (trading in influence) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan.

Currently, the necessary measures are underway to identify and bring to justice those guilty of committing criminal acts.

Among those involved in the investigation are the director of the center Narmin Ismayilova, deputy director for administrative issues Vafa Kerimova, chief physician Ulviya Akhmedova and others.

In the Ismayilly district, as a result of the activities carried out by police officers, 30-year-old Jeyhun Mammadov was detained, who deceived a citizen, taking his money under the pretext of making a profit on a social network, Oxu.Az reports. He created a page called medine.invest on Instagram and gave tempting promises to those who contacted him to get more profit with small investments.

A criminal case has been opened against J. Mammadov, an investigation is underway.

The next hearing on the criminal case against Tural Aliyev, accused of illegally obtaining computer data, creating programs for remote penetration into mobile phones and other technical equipment, was held in the Yasamal District Court of Baku under the chairmanship of Judge Rashad Javadzade. The case was investigated by the State Security Service (SSS) of Azerbaijan, Oxu.Az reports. Witnesses testified at the trial. The president of the İdrak company, Hikmet Abdullayev, testifying, noted that Tural Aliyev, who is under arrest, was the executive director of Zeromap LLC, through which cyber attacks were carried out. Abdullayev himself is the founder of this company.

Tural Aliyev was detained as a result of a special operation by the State Security Service. He was charged under Articles 271.2.1 (unauthorized access to a computer system, repeated), 272.2.1 (unauthorized seizure of computer information, repeated) and 273-1.1 (circulation of funds made for the commission of cybercrimes)) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan.