Two former department heads of the State Mobilization Service sentenced to imprisonment

A court trial has been held in the criminal case of the former head of the Kangarli District Department of the Main Directorate of the State Service for Mobilization and Conscription for the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (NAR), Lieutenant Colonel Maftun Khalilov, and Major Gabil Niftaliyev.

As reported by APA, the verdict was announced at a session of the NAR Military Court presided over by Judge Sahavat Huseynov.

By the court's decision, Maftun Khalilov was sentenced to 8 years, and Gabil Niftaliyev to 8 years and 2 months of imprisonment.

They were taken into custody in the courtroom.

It should be noted that Maftun Khalilov was charged with repeatedly receiving bribes from citizens during his tenure as head of the Kangarli District Department of the State Service for Mobilization and Conscription for the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.

After Khalilov was dismissed from his position, he was succeeded by Gabil Niftaliyev, who was also charged with committing similar crimes.

The Military Prosecutor's Office brought charges against them under Articles 311.3.1 (receiving a bribe by a group of persons through prior conspiracy or by an organized group) and 311.3.2 (repeated receipt of bribes) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan.