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Investigation into criminal cases against ex-Azerbaijani diplomat and person who emigrated illegally suspended

29 June 2017 14:22 (UTC +04:00)

The investigation into the criminal cases against former Azerbaijani diplomat Arif Mammadov and Elnur Mirzayev who emigrated using a fake membership ID of oppositional Musavat Party has been suspended as they were put on the wanted list, APA has learned.

The investigation will be resumed after these persons are detained.

A while ago, Azerbaijan’s law-enforcement authorities had issued an international arrest warrant for Arif Mammadov, 53, and Elnur Mizayev, 40.

Arif Mammadov is charged with large-scale embezzlement (Article 179.3.2 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan).

Elnur Mirzayev faces charges under Articles 320.1 (falsification of certificate or other official document giving the rights or releasing from duties, with a view of its use or selling of such document, as well as manufacturing in same purposes or selling of counterfeit state awards of the Azerbaijan Republic, stamps, seals, forms) and 302.2 (violation of legislation on operative-search activity with use of special means, intended for secret dredging the information) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan. His named was mentioned in the illegal ‘migrant case’ in Azerbaijan a few years ago.

Mirzayev is believed to have emigrated using a fake document of Musavat Party, though the party rejected this allegation.