Former diplomat is judged in Baku: he appropriated hundreds of thousands of manat

A preparatory court hearing in the Baku Court of Crime was held in a criminal case against a 33-year-old former employee of the Azerbaijan Embassy of Najib Osmanov, accused of assigning an especially large amount, abuse of official powers and official forgery. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been recognized as the victim, reports haqqin.az.

At the meeting, which was chaired by Judge Leila Askurova-Mamedova, the questionnaire’s questionnaire data were clarified. It was noted that N. Osmanov from February 2021 to April 2022 worked as a attache on the financial issues of the Azerbaijan Embassy in the Republic of Korea. During his work, he appropriated a large amount of funds allocated to the embassy from the state budget. A measure of restraint in the form of transferring to the police supervision was chosen against him. The total damage caused to the accused is estimated at 347 thousand manat.

The representatives of the victim of a legal entity were recognized as the deputy chief of the Department of Legal Support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rashad Abdullaev and the head of the financial department of the financial department Vusal Hasanov.

The next court meeting is scheduled for February 24.