Former head of Azerbaijan's presidential administration arrested on treason charges
The Sabail District Court of Baku has ordered the arrest of former head of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Ramiz Mehdiyev.
Azerbaijani media reports that Mehdiyev has been placed under house arrest for four months.
Mehdiyev has been charged with particularly serious crimes. Specifically, he is accused under Articles 278.1 (actions aimed at seizing state power), 274 (high treason), and 193 (laundering of property obtained through criminal means) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan.
Mehdiyev, 87, served as head of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration from 1995 to 2019. From 2019 to 2022, he was president of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.
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