Case on the largest cigarette smuggling in Azerbaijan heads to serious crimes court
The preliminary investigation into the case of cigarette smuggling worth 5 million manats, which became one of the largest operations of last year, has been completed.
As 1news.az reports citing Qafqazinfo, the defendants have already been presented with the final charges.
The investigation materials regarding the owner of the Baku International Sea Trade Port Govsan Ruslan Eyubov, port chief Rashad Dashdamirov, chief of the port checkpoint of the Main Customs Department for Maritime Transport and Energy Resources Farid Usubov, and other persons have been transferred to the defense for review.
After the review process is completed, the collected materials will be sent for consideration to the Baku Court for Serious Crimes.
The defendants are charged under articles 206.4 (smuggling on a large scale committed by an organized group), 213-1.2.1, 213-1.2.2, 213-1.2.3 (storage for the purpose of sale of goods subject to excise stamp marking without such marking, committed repeatedly by a group of persons by prior conspiracy), and 308.2 (abuse of official powers resulting in grave consequences) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. These acts are classified as especially serious crimes. It is noted that the criminal investigation was conducted by the Main Anti-Corruption Directorate under the Prosecutor General. All defendants have been under arrest since December of last year.
Faiga Mamedova
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