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Acting head of the financial service of the N-th corps of the Ministry of Defense Namig Mirzayev has been arrested by a court decision on charges of embezzlement of funds, Report informs. Thus, during the investigation, the State Security Service established Namig Mirzayev’s involvement in the embezzlement of state funds on an especially large scale in 2023-2024.

As part of the criminal case, Namig Mirzayev was charged under Article 179.4 (embezzlement on an especially large scale) of the Criminal Code.

As a result of a special operation conducted jointly by employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the State Border Service, illegal trafficking of drugs smuggled from Iran to Azerbaijan was prevented, Report informs citing the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Thus, during the events held by police and border guards in the Imishli district, Samit Mammadov and his acquaintance Hidayat Rashidov were detained. 134 kg of drugs – marijuana enriched with psychotropic substances, heroin, opium and 1000 methadone tablets – were found in their vehicle.

The detainees admitted that, with the help of an Iranian citizen, they took the drugs from a hiding place in the Imishli district for their further delivery to various addresses in Baku.

A criminal case has been opened on the basis of the relevant articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan; a court decision has chosen a preventive measure in the form of arrest for those detained.

The Baku Court of Grave Crimes sentenced those accused of attempting to murder Fazil Mustafa, a member of the Milli Majlis of the 6th convocation, Report informs. Azer Sarizhanov was sentenced to life imprisonment, Sabuhi Shirinov to 20 years, Rashad Akhmedov to 19, Elshad Askerov to 18, and Emin Aliyarov to 4 years in prison.

The trial at the Baku Court of Grave Crimes was chaired by Judge Elnur Nuriyev.

The incident occurred on March 28 last year in the village of Zabrat in the Sabunchu district. Fazil Mustafa was attacked in front of his house. As a result, Mustafa received gunshot wounds.

Based on the fact, the Main Investigation Department of the State Security Service opened a criminal case under Article 277 (Encroachment on the life of a statesman or public figure) and Article 228.2.1 (Illegal acquisition, transfer, sale, storage, transportation or carrying of firearms, components for them, ammunition by a group of persons by prior conspiracy) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic.