5 people who were on the international wanted list were extradited to Azerbaijan from the Russian Federation

The Prosecutor General’s Office of Azerbaijan ensured the extradition to the country of five citizens suspected of committing various crimes, Report informs citing the press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office.

According to the information, in accordance with the “Convention on Legal Assistance and Legal Relations in Civil, Family and Criminal Cases” dated October 7, 2002, the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation granted requests for the extradition to the country of Azerbaijani citizens Elvin Valeh oglu Hasanov, Emin Seifulla oglu Javadov, Zabit Jafar oglu Masimov, Ali Teymur oglu Mammadov and Suleymanov Mikail Fikret oglu.

The latter was brought in as a suspect in a case of illegal acquisition, storage, manufacture, processing and transportation of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities without the purpose of sale; the remaining persons are suspected of fraud.

These persons were detained on the territory of the Russian Federation and brought to Azerbaijan on May 8 under the supervision of a special convoy of the Penitentiary Service of the Ministry of Justice.

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