Author: Afgan Mukhtarli
This is the fourth in a series of articles exposing corruption in the Azerbaijani military.
Although Zakir Hasanov is the new Minister of Defence for the Armed Forces he is a familiar face. Hasanov was a commander of the Internal Troops (IT) between 2003-2013, and during these years, he controlled the full supply of the IT, which also serves as the main support base for the ruling government.
Following his appointment, Hasanov carried out a number of reforms in the Ministry of Defence (MD). Not only did he replace some of the old personnel, but also the number of suppliers for the MD. At present, the majority of companies winning tenders with the IT are those associated with the appointment of Hasanov as Minister of Defence. On investigation, the list of tenders conducted by the Internal Troops 2012-2014 as presented by the State Procurement Agency, suggests that the companies winning the IT tenders up until 2013 were also the winners of the MD tenders in 2014.
1. Pasha K Ltd. IT in 2013, MD in 2014
2. Inistal-servis Ltd. IT in 2013, MD in 2014
3. Sputnik-12 Ltd. IT in 2013, MD in 2014
4. Qrafik-Simvol Ltd. IT in 2013, MD in 2014
5. Simurq-Inşaat Ltd. IT in 2012, MD in 2014
6. Uhud Ltd. won the MD tender in 2014. The company is owned by Rafig Babirov of Selva Ltd, who won the IT tenders in 2012.
7. 2012-2013 Azmashkom-Tex LTD (legal representative Ibrahim Yunus Gurbanov), Azmashkom-Tex LTD Ltd. (legal representative Khatira Mirkazim Hamidova), the A.B.-ALYANS COMPANY LTD Ltd. (legal representative Elkhan Abdulgani Vahidov) registered at Nasimi District, Mirzagha Aliyev 208, flat 3/2, Baky – the legal address of the Treyder LTD Ltd. won IT tenders and as of 2014, were winners of the MD tenders.
8. When we looked through the Ministry of Taxes register, we discovered that the owner of the Azmashkom-Tex LTD was Chingiz Huseyn Jafarov. The fact that all of the aforementioned companies are registered at the same address (Nasimi District, Mirzagha Aliyev 208, flat 3/2) indicates that these companies are connected to Chingiz Jafarov, the owner of Sputnik-12 Ltd which was .one of the winners of the IT tenders.
The legal address of one of the winners of the IT tenders in 2013, Khazar 11 Ltd., (legal representative Toghrul Vidadi Alakbarov) is Baku, Nasimi District, Fuzuli 18, flat 6. This is also where one of the winners of the MD tenders in 2014 is registered (namely, Elfir-1 Ltd., whose legal representative is Kamaladdin Gasim Mammadov). According to the Ministry of Tax registry, the founder of the Elfir-1 Ltd. is Vidadi Ashraf Alakbarov, and the founder of the Khazar-11 Ltd. is Toghrul Vidadi Alakbarov.
The legal address of one of the winners of the IT tenders in 2013, Loghman-2014 Ltd (legal representative Anar Telman Gasimov) is Sumgayit, 6th microdistrict 27, fl.39. The company Samurat-R (legal representative Elkhan Alif Aliyev), was one of the winners of the 2014 tenders of the MD, and just happens to be registered at the same address.
| Name of the company | The work conducted at the IT in 2012 | The cost of work AZN | The work conducted at the IT in 2013 | The cost of work AZN | The work conducted at the MD in 2014 | The cost of work AZN |
| Simurq Inshaat Ltd. | Purchase of soap | 96,250 | ___ | ___ | Purchase of construction materials for Air Forces | 38419,3 |
| Purchase of washing powder | 127,400 | ___ | ___ | Purchase of construction materials | 47498,7 | |
| Selva Ltd.
Uhud Ltd. |
Purchase of computers (Selva) | 109,940.60 | ___ | ___ | Purchase of computer facilities (Uhud) | 97600 |
| Azmashkom Tex LTD Ltd. | Purchase of equipment | 216,187 | ||||
| Purchase of inventory | 198,056.10 | |||||
| Azmashkom Tex LTD registered at the same address as Azmashkom Tex LTD Ltd. | ___ | ___ | Purchase of kitchen tools and cutlery | 64,096 | ||
| Purchase of kitchen tools and cutlery | 295,109 | |||||
| Purchase of kitchen tools | 295,109 | |||||
| Purchase of kitchen facility | 297,040 | |||||
| Treyder Ltd. registered at the same address as Azmashkom Tex LTD Ltd. | Purchase of frozen fish | 2,340,000 | ||||
| A.B. Alyans Company LTD Ltd. registered at the same address as Azmashkom Tex LTD Ltd. | Purchase of construction materials for Air Forces | 11,360 | ||||
| Purchase of water hose | 38,080 | |||||
| Pasha-K Ltd. | Purchase of drugs and medical facility | 288,499.99 | ||||
| Purchase of drugs and medical property (together with other companies) | 1,506,153.82 | |||||
| Instal-servis Ltd. | Purchase of repairing works of the Senior Military School of IT and XIYM | 242,529.90 | Purchase of repairing works | 27,699.32 | ||
| Purchase of repairing works of the military bases of the IT | 293,721.82 | |||||
| Sputnik-12 Ltd. | Purchase of Summer shoes of black colour | 184,750 | Purchase of economic materials | |||
| Purchase of Summer shoes of black colour | 199,750 | |||||
| Purchase of camouflage-coloured haversack | 144,000 | |||||
| Purchase of longneck boots | 821,700 | |||||
| Qrafik Simvol Ltd. | Purchase of olive-coloured caps | 796,80 | Purchase of material property | 63,650 | ||
| Purchase of black-coloured ties, olive-coloured scarves, camouflage-coloured t-shirts | 58,500 | |||||
| Purchase of olive-coloured caps for senior and lower officer crew, servicemen, serving a longer period | 85,804 | |||||
| Xazar-11 Ltd. | Purchase of lentil | 58,000 | ||||
| Purchase of semolina cereals | 75,000 | |||||
| Purchase of smoked sausage and meat | 286,500 | |||||
| Purchase of natural fruit and berry juice | 384,000 | |||||
| Purchase of eggs | 625,000 | |||||
| Purchase of beans | 66,000 | |||||
| Purchase of semolina cereals | 75,000 | |||||
| Purchase of pickles and marinated tomatoes | 180,000 | |||||
| Purchase of natural juice | 160,000 | |||||
| Purchase of eggs | 400,000 | |||||
| Elfir-1 Ltd. owned by the son of the owner of Xazar-11 Ltd. | Purchase of electric food cables and construction materials | 37,948.98 |
It is important to note that the procurement registry of 2014 has not yet been completed, and therefore we could only investigate the information provided between January and May 2014.
