Persons who organized online gambling arrested

Yusif Bagiyev and other persons accused of organizing gambling using Internet information resources and legalizing the money received have been brought to justice, APA reports, citing the press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Azerbaijan.

As a result of operational and investigative measures, based on information received in connection with the organization of gambling on Internet resources and other illegal actions, a criminal case was initiated in the Main Directorate for Combating Corruption under the Prosecutor General. The investigative and operational measures established that Yusif Seyfulla oglu Bagiyev and Ramil Sadov, together with other persons, organized a criminal group, illegally managed their online gambling sites on the territory of the country, thereby receiving income on an especially large scale.

In addition, starting from 2022, they conspired with the head of Paysis LLC and Pulpal LLC, Samir Huseyn oglu Nasibov, to launder funds obtained through online gambling. Electronic wallets were opened in the names of individuals in the money transfer systems, to which a total of more than 161 million manats were transferred.

Based on the collected evidence, Y. Bagiyev and R. Saadov were charged under Articles 193-1.3.1, 193-1.3.2 and 244-1.4, S. Nasibov – under Articles 193-1.3.1 and 193-1.3.2 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan.

In relation to Yu. Bagiyev, the Binagadi District Court has chosen a preventive measure in the form of arrest, in relation to R. Saadov and S. Nasibov, a preventive measure in the form of transfer to police supervision has been chosen.

The preliminary investigation of the criminal case continues.

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