Azerbaijan hands over wanted fugitive to Tajikistan

By Trend

The General Prosecutor's Office of Tajikistan sent a request to the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan for the extradition of Mahbuba Mirzagaeva, who committed a crime on Tajik territory, in accordance with the requirements of national legislation and international treaties to which Azerbaijan is a party, the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan told Trend.

Mirzagaeva has been put on the wanted fugitives list due to reasonable suspicions of committing fraud and causing damage on a major scale.

She was delivered to Tajikistan accompanied by a special escort of the Penitentiary Service of the Justice Ministry of Azerbaijan on July 19, the Office said.