A Russian state prosecutor has requested a six-year prison sentence and a fine of 155 million rubles for Azerbaijani blogger Huseyn Hasanov on money laundering charges, local media said, APA reports.
The trial is being held in absentia because Hasanov is on the international wanted list and is believed to be hiding abroad.
According to the investigation, Hasanov evaded paying 175 million rubles in taxes between 2019 and 2021. Investigators claim that part of those funds was legalized through the purchase of real estate.
According to reports, Hasanov later fully repaid his tax debt to the Federal Tax Service. As a result, the tax evasion charge against him was dropped, while the money laundering charge remained in force.
The investigation believes that the blogger is currently residing in the United Arab Emirates.
A prosecution witness told the court that a fictitious sales contract had been used during the sale of an apartment in the Moscow City complex. According to the witness, although the apartment's price was listed as 68 million rubles in the contract, bank safe deposit boxes contained boxes of crackers instead of cash.
It should be noted that Huseyn Hasanov has pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against him.
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