The criminal case against Anar Asadli, former chairman of the dissolved Yüksəliş Party, has concluded.
At the Baku Court of Grave Crimes, presided over by judge Elnur Nuriyev, the prosecutor requested a 7-year prison sentence.
The injured party stated that the damages were not compensated and did not reconcile.
After defense speeches and the defendant's final words, Anar Asadli was sentenced to 5 years in prison.
Asadli was charged under Article 178 (fraud) of the Criminal Code. He was arrested in April 2023, later released under house arrest, but then re-arrested.
The victims include political analyst Ogtay Gasimov, Ilham Huseynli, Etibar Nasirov, and Tamara Allahverdiyeva.
