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Elchin Behbudov meets with QuestNet arrested staff members

16 February 2009 11:50 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Ramil Mammadliâ€“APA. On Monday, Chairman of the Azerbaijan Anti-Torture Committee Elchin Behbudov met with the staff members of QuestNet Company arrested by the Interior Ministry General Office for Combating the Organized Crime. Behbudov told APA he took interest in health and detention condition of the persons detained for their activity on behalf of QuestNet and sale of jewelry in the regions of the country. Behbudov said he had met with resident of Baku City Valeh Miraziz Agayev, 42 charged with the article 178.3.1 (swindle by organized group) of the Criminal Code and the suspect person pleaded not guilty.

According to the press release of the Interior Ministry, Azerbaijani manager of Hong Kong-based QuestNet Company Valeh Agayev, 42, organized the sale of jewelries to 5100 of 20 000 victims of a crime and nearly 15 000 citizens got left with promises of presents and employment.
Insignificant part of money was transferred to the account in Hong Kong bank and spent to purchase of cheap jewelries in Germany, but most part of the collected money was robbed turning in cash via electronic card.