Ex-police officers convicted over slew of robberies
An Azerbaijani court on Thursday convicted members of a
six-people-strong group of former police officers on charges of
numerous robberies of currency exchange stations and other
facilities. The defendants were handed down jail sentences from
four to fifteen years.
The former policemen committed about 32 break-ins in different districts of the capital Baku from 1998-2008. The gang members were detained in September 2008 in an operation carried out by the National Security Ministry.*
The former policemen committed about 32 break-ins in different districts of the capital Baku from 1998-2008. The gang members were detained in September 2008 in an operation carried out by the National Security Ministry.*
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