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Member of organized gang obtaining and selling Azalâ€™s flight tickets arrested in United Arab Emirates

22 June 2010 13:28 (UTC +04:00)

The ministryâ€™s public relations center had earlier issued a statement about the detention of a transnational organized gang, which using the credit cards of foreigners stole a large sum of money from their bank accounts, transferred it to the account of Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC, obtained e-tickets for various flights and sold these tickets for cash. The investigation found out that the abovementioned illegal actions, i.e. the illegal interference in the computer data of the Azerbaijan Arilines CJSC, caused AZN 100,000 damage to the company.
The Main Investigation Department of the Ministry of National Security has completed all-round initial investigation, the criminal case has been submitted to court.
On May 19, the Court of Grave Crimes passed judgment on arrest of Nigerian Mutiu Olovu, Azerbaijanis Vagif Mirzazadeh, Elyar Gojazadeh, Ahliman Mammadov and others under articles 271.2.1 and 271.2.3 (illegal access to computer data by an organized group), 177.3.1 and 177.3.2 (plundering property of by an organized group) of the Criminal Code. Appropriate investigation and operational search measures have been continued for unmasking of other participants of the crime. That is, other 7 members of the organized criminal group were detained as a result of conducted operational searches. Currently, court investigation of group members â€“ citizens of Federal Republic of Nigeria Bello Ashmy Yagub, Balogun Samson Oluvafemi, Fadeyibi Olugbenga Moses; Azerbaijani citizen Musayev Anar Kahin and others is being launched at the Court of Grave Crimes of Azerbaijan due to their illegal acts. Necessary investigation measures on criminal case launched for other members of the organized criminal group have been taken by Main Investigation Department of Azerbaijani National Security Ministry.
During the investigation, on September 3, 2009, the decision was passed on detention of Azerbaijani citizen Bakhishov Zaur Sharafat - member of the organized criminal group, who embezzled a large sum of money using the credit cards of foreigners, transferred it into the account of Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC, obtained e-tickets for various flights and sold these tickets to different persons.

But because of supposed hiding abroad, that is, in the United Arab Emirates, there has been announced the order for his detention. Intense and competent measures have been taken, and as a result of it, Zaur Bakhishov was detained in Dubai, extradited to Azerbaijan on June 18, 2010, and given to investigation. Necessary investigation and operational research measures are being continued for determination of other possible participants of such illegal acts and for investigation of all cases connected with the criminal case.