Fagani Rahimov, director of 35 companies that repeatedly won tenders held by state institutions, was arrested.
According to information obtained by “Qafqazinfo”, the businessman is accused of embezzlement and legalization of money obtained through crime.
In the last days of the preliminary investigation, preventive detention was ordered until the end of January 2025.
Fagani Rahimov rose to fame two years ago with the construction of a hotel in front of the Gadabay historical monument. At that time there were complaints of illegal construction.
With the investigation carried out around their companies, the illegalities of several officials were revealed. Officials who embezzled state assets through companies were identified.
F. Rahimov carried out most of his illegal activities through LLC “Inshaat-F”.
For example, the same company won the tender called for major road repair in the city of Gobustan. Melikaga Ahadov, a representative of the city’s administrative area, entered into an illegal deal with Fagani, the director of the company. According to the agreement, 32,000 manats more than those needed for road repair were transferred to Inshaat-F LLC. The stolen state funds were divided between the company director and the representative of the city’s administrative area.
Another document shows that Elchin Abbasov, head of the Youth and Sports Department of the Garadagh district, together with other people, transferred money above the market value to F. Rahimov’s company “Kontey SV” for the purchase of sports goods.
With the same intention, we worked with the former director of the “Sanator-Resort Rehabilitation Center” Jamila Talibova. While the market value of the services and goods to be purchased for the New Year’s event in the center is 7,233 manats, 4,974 manats were transferred to the company for additional profits and a little more than 2,000 manats were transferred to the center to install new cameras.
The list of people with whom the accused entered into criminal relationships does not end there. Ramiz Pirverdiyev, former director of the Gadabey District Central Hospital, also worked with his companies. For the purchase of cartridges, fire extinguishers and office supplies for the hospital, the company “Benbris” received money above the value of the goods.
Similar transfers were made by Ruhangiz Javadova, chief physician of the Children’s Anti-Tuberculous Sanatorium No. 5, and Yasen Jabbarov, former director of the Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology of the Shamakhi district. State funds have already been transferred to companies for appropriation.
In total, state-owned companies transferred about 600,000 manats to Fagani Rahimov’s companies. 62,000 manats of these funds were legalized to hide their true origin.
According to the investigation carried out by the Chief Anti-Corruption Department of the Attorney General, all of the aforementioned officials were compensated for the damage they caused. For this reason, the criminal proceedings against him were terminated without exculpatory grounds.
Fagani Rahimov, who is not guilty, did not pay any damages. If the charges against him are confirmed, the businessman could be sentenced to up to 12 years in prison.
