General Prosecutor’s Office: investigation on case of number officers of MNS continued

Investigative operational actions due to a criminal case in connection with acts of abuse of official powers and other offences committed by different officials of the Ministry of National Security are underway.

As a result of the investigation carried out by the Investigation Department for Grave Crimes of the General Prosecutor’s Office, in connection with a number of complaints addressed from entrepreneurs and different citizens to the Administration of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Prosecutor General’s Office, there were sufficient evidences  on abuse of chiefs and other employees of a number of main departments, departments, divisions of the Ministry of National Security for its official powers, abuse of authority in connection with performance of official duties, unlawful interference in the activities of business entities by secret wiretaps, secret plunder of another’s property with the use of electron data carriers and information technologies, tracking businessmen in the city of Baku and different regions of the country, delivering them to the administrative building of the Ministry and illegal imprisonment, receiving bribes, threatening and plundering large amounts of cash, movable and immovable property, the Prosecutor General’s Office told APA.

57 men are recognized as victims of illegal actions of the former officers of the MNS. 21 man are brought to investigation and in 19 of them are arrested.

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