Azerbaijan ex-consul accused of gold smuggling
Sultan Gasimov, former consul of Azerbaijan in St. Petersburg, was accused of smuggling gold in particularly large amounts. The case has been transferred to the Baku Court for Serious Crimes.
Consensus
- Sultan Gasimov was accused of smuggling gold in particularly large size.
- The case is being handled by the Main Directorate for Combating Corruption under the Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan.
- The case has been transferred to the Baku Court of Serious Crimes.
- Gasimov served as consul of Azerbaijan in St. Petersburg from May 2016 to October 2024.
- Before that, he served as consul in Yekaterinburg from 2009 to 2016.
- The damage caused is estimated at 200,000 manats (over 10 million rubles).
- Part of the damage was compensated during the investigation.
Points of divergence
- No information is provided about the arrest of Mr. Gasimov in the media. — kommersant
- The accusation was reported on September 10 by APA. — fontanka
- Details of the smuggling accusation are not disclosed. — tg_echoonline_news
Coverage (3 sources)
- APA: former consul general of Azerbaijan in St. Petersburg accused of gold smuggling — Коммерсантъ
- Former Azerbaijan Consul General in St. Petersburg Accused of Gold Smuggling — Фонтанка
- In Azerbaijan, former country consul in St. Petersburg accused of gold smuggling — ЭХО / Новости