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Prosecutor demands sentence for former officers of Central Bank

18 September 2009 15:53 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Ramil Mammadli â€“ APA. Court of Grave Crimes held hearing on the case of six officers of the Central Bank accused of abuse of power, embezzlement, negligence and other crimes, APA reports. Afgan Hajiyev presided over the hearing. Public prosecutor demanded 10-year sentence for Konul Ismayilova, Nazila Bagirova and Shahnaz Samadova, 6-year sentence for Ershad Jalilov, 5-year sentence for Firangiz Hajiyeva, 3-year sentence for Sabina Mammadova.

The hearing will continue on September 24.

According to the indictment, Firangiz Hajiyeva, Ershad Jallilov faced charges under Article 308.2 (abuse of power), Shahnaz Samadova and Nazila Bagirova under Article 308.2 (abuse of power), 179.3.2 (embezzlement), Konul Ismayilova under Article 179.3.2 (embezzlement), 326 (abduction or destruction of official documents, stamps, seals) and Sabina Mammadova (released on bail) under Article 314.2 (negligence) of the Criminal Code.

The defendants are accused of embezzling AZN 1.4 million from the Central Bank in 2003-2008.

The criminal case on the responsible officer of the bank Elchin Jalilov was wrapped up, as the accusations were not proved, his sentence was commuted and he was released from the court room.