Baku: Four individuals on the international wanted list have been extradited from Russia to Azerbaijan.
According to Azeri-Press News Agency, the extradition follows the requests of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Azerbaijan, in line with the Convention “On Legal Assistance and Legal Relations in Civil, Family and Criminal Matters” dated 07.10.2002.
The individuals, identified as citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan-Hafiz Salman Aliyev, Nariman Elshad Aliyev, Kazim Aghagulu Nuriyev, and Emin Vasif Hasanov-were apprehended in Russia. Reasonable suspicions of criminal activities, as outlined in the relevant articles of the Azerbaijani Criminal Code, led to their charges. After evading investigation and going into hiding, they were placed on the international wanted list.
The extradition process was completed with the individuals being transported to Azerbaijan under the supervision of a special convoy from the Penitentiary Service of the Ministry of Justice.