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Internationally wanted person was extradited to Azerbaijan

06 January 2025 17:58 (UTC +04:00)

An individual detained abroad has been extradited to Azerbaijan, the Prosecutor General's Office stated, APA reports.

The statement notes that in accordance with the requirements of the Convention on Legal Assistance and Legal Relations in Civil, Family, and Criminal Matters dated 07.10.2002, the request of the Prosecutor General's Office of Azerbaijan on the extradition of Azerbaijani citizen Taleh Bejanov Mehdi was granted by the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation.

Thus, as part of the criminal case under preliminary investigation at the Khatai District Police Department in Baku, reasonable suspicion has been established that Taleh Bejanov committed the criminal act specified in Article 178.2.4 of the Criminal Code. Consequently, a decision was made to involve him as an accused person and an international search warrant has been issued against him.

Taleh Bejanov was detained in the territory of the Russian Federation and brought to Azerbaijan under the escort of a special convoy of the Penitentiary Service of the Ministry of Justice.