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Perpetrators of the crime of terrorist financing have been exposed
As a result of
operational-investigative measures carried out by the State Security Service,
Salahov Mirjavad Seyidagha, a citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan, was
detained on suspicion of committing criminal acts of financing terrorism as a
member of the terrorist organization “ISIS”.
It was established that Mirjavad Salahov joined
the ranks of the terrorist organization “ISIS” in the city of Raqqa of the
Syrian Arab Republic and was sent to a special training camp and learned how to
use firearms by participating in combat training. Later, he started working as
an accountant in the “ISIS” terrorist organization, where he orchestrated
provision of monthly financial assistance and food supplies to the acting
members of this terrorist organization and their families, as well as provision
of financial assistance to the wounded members and to the families of the
killed in action members of this organization, and hid in other
countries for some time to avoid a criminal responsibility.
It was also established
that Salahov Mirjavad Seyidaga oglu was drafted to the terrorist organization “ISIS”
by his brother Salahov Mirjalal Seyidaga oglu. Mirjalal Salahov was wounded in
the course of military operations conducted by the said terrorist organization
in the Syrian Arab Republic.
Mirjavad Salahov was
charged under the articles 214-1 (financing terrorism), 283-1.3 (participation
in armed conflicts outside the country), and Mirjalal Salahov was charged under
the articles 283-1.1, 283-1.3 (involvement in armed conflicts and participation
in such armed conflicts outside the country) of the Criminal Code of the
Republic of Azerbaijan and they were brought to criminal responsibility as
accused persons and a pretrial detention measure was adopted for them.
At present, complex
investigative and operational measures are ongoing.