The preliminary investigation was completed in the case of the head of the lawyer bureau Mərkəz, the famous lawyer Elchin Gambarov.
The case will be considered by Judge Sabina Mammadzade in the Baku Court of Crime. The victim is the son of the ex-head of the main investigative department of the now abolished Ministry of National Security of Movlam Shikhaliev, Elgun Shikhaliev. It is reported that Gambarov fraudulently lured Shihaliev 500 thousand manat.
Note that Gambarov was detained by employees of the State Security Service. He was charged under article 178.4 (fraud with causing particularly large damage).
by the Decree of the Presidium of the Bar Association of July 1, 2022, Gambarov’s lawyer activity was suspended.