“It turns out that if they accused me of treason, you wouldn’t investigate it either” |
“I have met Mr. President many times, respected Mrs. Mehriban, and I was never told that this is the case factory not yours
Former chairman of the Supervisory Board of “Baku Steel Company” LLC (steel plant), who has been in prison for almost two years Rasim Mammadov’s trial is about to end. The final stage before the verdict in his trial has already passed. On December 26 Baku In the Court of Serious Crimes, he had his last word and the judges went into deliberations to make a verdict.
Rasim Mammadov’s last word is that he is innocent, no crime said that he did not commit. He asked for an acquittal.
The charges against him cover the period from January 1, 2012 to January 2021. Rasim Mammadov said that even in this period crime even if he did, where were the members of the Supervisory Board looking?
“In our generation, there were no criminals or fraudsters. To me A crime He was charged under Article 179.4 of the Code (especially large amount of embezzlement). Whose property have I robbed? I bought my own plant? He was at the Talama Machine-Building Plant, he was at the “Lieutenant Schmidt” plant, he was at “Azerboru”… Some people went and gave false information that those plants left over from the Soviet era are not needed. The factories left over from the Soviet Union worked in all other countries, but not in Azerbaijan,” said Rasim Mammadov.
He emphasized that he wants an acquittal and this acquittal Azerbaijan wishes to receive in the courts:
“I’m not an official, I’m a businessman, I need to be excused so that I can work. I’m not cheeky imprisonment done, let me get out and then continue with my life. If I am not acquitted, I cannot work. This conversation is not good for anyone. I would like to be acquitted in Azerbaijan.”
According to Rasim Mammadov, the real reason for his arrest is still unknown to him:
“I have met Mr. President many times, respected Mrs. Mehriban, and I was never told that this is the case factory not yours. Life is a boomerang, whatever happens to you, happens to you. A person does not explain to me why all this is happening. It turns out that if they charged me with treason, you wouldn’t investigate it either. I have not committed any crime, so I want to be acquitted. This is my last word.”
After that, the panel of judges consisting of Leyla Askerova-Mammadova, Rasim Sadikhov and Novruz Karimov went to a meeting. It has not been announced when the verdict will be announced.
In January 2021, Rasim, accused of embezzling 185 million from Baku Steel Company, was detained by the employees of the State Security Service. As the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of “Baku Steel Company” LLC, he is accused of abusing his powers, embezzling and wasting a large amount of the company’s money. 179.4 of the Criminal Code (embezzlement or embezzlement, especially when it is committed by causing a large amount of damage), 193.3.2 (false entrepreneurship, especially by obtaining a large amount of income), 308.2 (abuse of official powers, when it causes serious consequences) and 313- (falsification of position) was charged.
However, Rasim Mammadov pleads not guilty and says that the accusation is fabricated. According to him, it is absurd to be accused of embezzling the funds of his plant. He emphasized that in 2011, in connection with “Baku Steel Company”. President Head of the administration Ramiz Mehdiyev and the President’s personal security service chief The gentlemen had a discussion with Ayyubov and agreed on certain issues. Later, the revenues of the plant were divided based on that agreement.