17:32 - 4.10.2021

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October 4, Fineko/abc.az. As a result of urgent operational measures taken on the basis of the information received about the officials of Günay Bank’s Branch #7, the Main Anti-Corruption Department under the General Prosecutor’s Office has initiated a criminal case and launched an investigation in compliance with relevant articles of the Criminal Code.

ABC.AZ reports with reference to the GPO press service that bank branch’s deputy director Rauf Huseynov established 585 companies in the name of his close relatives and acquaintances in 2018-2021 and achieved the registration of these companies with the relevant state bodies.

Based on the evidence gathered on the case, Huseynov was brought in as an accused under Articles 193.3.2 and 308.2 of the Criminal Code. By a court decision, a preventive measure in the form of detention was chosen against him.

Currently, intensive investigative measures are underway and are aimed at establishing additional circumstances in the criminal case, as well as bringing other culprits to justice.