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Persons illegally interfering with computer systems and data prosecuted
Implementing
the next project of the State Housing Development Agency of the Republic
of Azerbaijan - in the second phase of Yasamal Housing Complex on March 30,
2022, during the process of preferential sale of 442 apartments, were detected cases
of interference in the process of selection of apartments using special
computer programs and as an embodiment of the transparent activities of the
agency, The State Security Service was requested to investigate this
issue.
The
State Security Service launched a preliminary investigation and initiated a
criminal case under Articles 273.3.1 and 273.3.2 of the Criminal Code of the
Republic of Azerbaijan (repeated interference in a computer system and computer
informations by a group of people with prior connivance).
It
was identified that in exchange for material gains the citizens of the Republic
of Azerbaijan Mammadov Elchin Elman
oglu, Hajiyev Ruslan Afiz oglu, Huseynov Firudin Ilgar oglu, Latifzade Yunis
Iltimas iglu, Abdullayev Tarlan Tahir oglu and Mammadov Javid Fahrad oglu
together with others in separate groups without having editing rights illegally
accessed the “Discounted housing” information system of the State Agency for
Housing Construction on 30.03.2022 by developing or adopting special computer
software in order to ensure that those who applied to them, received housing on
preferential terms and deliberately and illegally interfered with computer
data, inflicting significant damage by restricting the ability of eligible
citizens to obtain affordable housing on a common and equal basis, and
obstructing the normal functioning government agencies.
These
persons are suspected of committing criminal acts under Articles 273.3.1 and
273.3.2 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan and were held
criminally liable as defendants. The criminal case is under investigation.
At present, the State Security Service of the
Republic of Azerbaijan and the State Housing Development Agency of the Republic
of Azerbaijan are taking the necessary legal procedures on these issues. The
state will provide an objective legal assessment of apartment that have been
diverted from the chaises of citizens through cybercrime or other illegal
interference and as a result of such actions in the process of selling
preferential housing.
Additional information on the result of
the investigation shall be provided to the public.