BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 15. During the
complex operational-investigative measures conducted by the State
Security Service (SSS), reasonable suspicions arose that the head
of the Balakan District Executive Power, Islam Vahid oglu Rzayev,
used his official position to embezzle a large amount of other
people's property entrusted to him and committed numerous
corruption crimes during his tenure, Trend reports via SSS.
It was established that during his tenure as the head of the
Balakan District Executive Power, Islam Rzayev abused his official
authority to embezzle funds allocated from the state budget for
unemployed and low-income people, for repair-construction and
improvement-development works in the district, did not organize the
spending of such funds for their intended purpose and also received
bribes from officials and businessmen.
Islam Rzayev was detained in connection with the criminal case
initiated by the Investigation head department of the SSS and held
accountable under Articles 179.3.2 (large-scale embezzlement) and
311.3.2 (repeated bribery) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of
Azerbaijan and a preventive measure of arrest was chosen for him by
the court's decision.
Currently, investigative-operational measures on the criminal
case are continuing.
To note on October 30, in accordance with the Order of President
Ilham Aliyev, Islam Vahid oglu Rzayev was dismissed from the post
of Head of the Balakan District Executive Power.
