The employees of the Chief Anti-Corruption Department conducted an operation in Tartar under the direction of the Prosecutor General. During the operation, businessmen Anar Mammadov, Elshad Ibrahimli, Habiba Habibli, Kheiri Hajar, Emin Mammadov and Nureddin were detained.
According to Musavat.com, they are accused of allocating specific social benefits based on falsified documents.
Among those arrested was Anar Mammadov, who worked as the head of the Tatar department of the State Social Protection Fund (DSMF). He was later replaced in this position by Emin Mammadov. Anar Mammadov was transferred to the post of head of the Tatar department of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Population.
According to the conclusion of the investigation, Anar Mammadov and then Emin Mammadov, when working as the head of the Tatar department of the DSMF, colluded with Elshad İbrahimli, Habiba Habibli and Kheiri Hajar, who held the positions of sector director and employees in that department and a businessman named Nuraddin to appropriate the funds through selective appointments of social assistance based on falsified documents.
The detained Anar Mammadov is also reported to be a close relative of Sahib Aliyev, a former deputy of the Tartar district.