Seven people accused of smuggling a large batch of pirated teaching aids to Azerbaijan illegally using various trade marks, as well as organizing their sale in the country, have been arrested, reads a joint statement from the Prosecutor General’s Office, the Interior Ministry and the State Examination Center.
The arrestees – Shahmar Abdullayev, Shirzad Abdullayev, Faig Mammadov, Khanlar Gojayev, Fazail Gojayev, Musurza Aslanov and Safar Dunyamaliyev – face charges under Article 197.2 (illegal use of trade marks) and 206.4 (smuggling) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan.
As a result of operational and investigative measures taken in various places in Baku, pirated teaching aids and test books worth nearly 510,000 manat were found and seized.