A person accused of fraud has been extradited from Russia to Azerbaijan, the Prosecutor General’s Office told APA.
According to the information, in accordance with the requirements of the Convention on Legal Assistance and Legal Relations in Civil, Family and Criminal Matters dated October 7, 2002, the request of the Prosecutor General’s Office regarding the extradition of Azerbaijani citizen Anar Eldar oglu Abbasov was granted by the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation.
Thus, as reasonable suspicions were established in a criminal case under preliminary investigation by the Aghstafa District Police Department that Anar Abbasov had repeatedly committed fraud by abusing his official position and causing substantial damage, a decision was made to charge him as an accused person, and he was placed on the wanted list after fleeing and hiding from the investigation.
A. Abbasov was detained in the territory of the Russian Federation and brought to the Republic of Azerbaijan by the relevant bodies of the Ministry of Justice.