Azerbaijan did not extradite a scandalous former judge to Russia

The former judge Elena Khakhaleva, who was wanted in Russia, left Azerbaijan and went to another country. According to her lawyer, this case in Azerbaijan is closed. After the court decided to refuse her extradition at the request of the Russian side, Khakhaleva left the republic.

In January, it was reported that Elena Khakhaleva, who was detained in Azerbaijan, would be extradited to Russia after the court's decision. She tried to fly from Baku to Dubai, but security forces prevented her.

The former judge of the Krasnodar Regional Court, Khakhaleva, is accused of fraud and official forgery. She became famous after a video of her daughter's luxurious wedding, which cost 2 million dollars, was leaked online. Nikolai Baskov, Vera Brezhneva and Valery Meladze sang at the ceremony.

Khakhaleva was arrested in absentia in Russia back in 2022 and has been in hiding ever since. The investigation claims that between 2016 and 2019, Khakhaleva missed 127 working days without properly registering business trips while continuing to receive a salary. As a result, according to the investigative authorities, she illegally enriched herself by about 1.2 million rubles.

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