A sentence passed on a foreigner who illegally entered Azerbaijan by swimming across the Caspian Sea

The Astara District Court has completed the trial of Iranian citizen S.S. (initials are conditional), accused of illegally crossing the state border, oxu.az reports. At the hearing chaired by Judge Ilgar Mammadov, the verdict was read out, according to which S.S. was sentenced to one year in prison. The verdict states that after serving the main sentence, the accused must be forcibly left Azerbaijan.

The foreigner was charged under Article 318.1 (illegal crossing of the state border of the Republic of Azerbaijan) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan.

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