Baku:An internationally-wanted individual has been apprehended in China and extradited to Azerbaijan. The Ministry of Justice announced that it continues to work closely with foreign authorities to locate and extradite individuals wanted for crimes.
According to Azeri-Press news agency, the extradition took place on October 28, facilitated by the Ministry of Justice and involving coordination with the National Central Bureau of Interpol in Azerbaijan. Rustam Ibrahimov, a citizen of Azerbaijan, was located and arrested in China.
Ibrahimov is accused of intentionally inflicting grievous bodily harm on his spouse by stabbing her during a domestic dispute in their shared apartment in Baku, aligning with Article 126.1 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan. He was transferred to Azerbaijan by officials from the Ministry of Justice’s Main Directorate for International Cooperation and the Penitentiary Service. Following a court-ordered arrest, he has been placed in a pre-trial detention center.
The Ministry of Justice emphasized its ongoing commitment to apprehending and extraditing individuals wanted on an international level.