In Russia, an Azerbaijani blogger has been charged with tax evasion

Russian Investigative Committee has charged popular Azerbaijani blogger Subo in absentia with tax fraud amounting to 20 million rubles

As reported by TUT.AZ, the Investigative Committee of Russia has brought serious charges against the well-known blogger Subkhan Mamedov, better known as Subo. This information was provided to TASS by the press service of the Main Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee for the Moscow region.

"The investigative bodies of the Main Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Moscow region have charged blogger Subkhan Mamedov in absentia. He is accused of tax evasion on a particularly large scale and money laundering obtained through criminal means (Part 2 of Article 198 and Paragraph "b" of Part 4 of Article 174.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). In addition, charges for the aforementioned crimes have already been previously brought against his brother and father," the statement says.

According to the investigation, from 2020 to 2022, the suspects developed a sophisticated tax evasion scheme, as a result of which the state treasury lost over 50 million rubles. Investigators established that part of the illegally obtained funds amounting to 10 million rubles was used to purchase a premium-class car. Due to systematic tax evasion, an impressive debt of penalties and fines accumulated, reaching 20 million rubles.

"Currently, the blogger's father and brother have begun the process of compensating for the damage. 9 million rubles have already been transferred to the Federal Tax Service accounts. Subkhan