The former head of the Azerbaijani administration will be deprived of property and state awards. Ramiz Mehdayev, who headed the administration of the President of Azerbaijan from 1995 to 2019, was sentenced by a court in Baku to 14 years of probation in the case of particularly serious crimes against the state. He was tried on charges of treason, usurpation of power, accepting a large bribe and legalization of property obtained through criminal means. The criminal case was opened in October 2025 by the State Security Service. Among the other defendants were Abbas Abbasov, who previously held the position of First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and Ali Karimli, head of the People's Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA). Despite the seriousness of the charges, the court sentenced Ramiz Mahdive to a suspended sentence. His advanced age and health were taken into account when sentencing. At the same time, it was decided to send a proposal to deprive Dave of state awards. Also, the court decided to apply a special confiscation of the property of the convicted person with a subsequent transfer to the state. It is not specified what kind of property they are going to seize from Dave. According to the Azerbaijani media, the Mahadayev family owns: agricultural lands and huge vineyards, other plots of land, commercial enterprises, shopping centers and medical institutions, housing construction cooperatives, apartment buildings, villas, Media FM radio station, Sharq-Qərb publishing house, BTB bank. Various commentators give similar political assessments to the case of Mahadev, noting that in the past he played a key role in the dialogue between Baku and Moscow. Observers draw parallels between the attitude of the current authorities in Azerbaijan towards Mahadev and their current attitude towards the Azerbaijani elites of the Heydar Aliyev days, as well as towards modern Russia. At the same time, some commentators in Azerbaijan consider Russia's loyalty a betrayal.

The former head of the Azerbaijani administration will be deprived of property and state awards. Ramiz Mehdayev, who headed the administration of the President of Azerbaijan from 1995 to 2019, was sentenced by a court in Baku to 14 years of probation in the case of particularly serious crimes against the state. He was tried on charges of treason, usurpation of power, accepting a large bribe and legalization of property obtained through criminal means. The criminal case was opened in October 2025 by the State Security Service. Among the other defendants were Abbas Abbasov, who previously held the position of First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and Ali Karimli, head of the People's Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA). Despite the seriousness of the charges, the court sentenced Ramiz Mahdive to a suspended sentence. His advanced age and health were taken into account when sentencing. At the same time, it was decided to send a proposal to deprive Dave of state awards. Also, the court decided to apply a special confiscation of the property of the convicted person with a subsequent transfer to the state. It is not specified what kind of property they are going to seize from Dave. According to the Azerbaijani media, the Mahadayev family owns: agricultural lands and huge vineyards, other plots of land, commercial enterprises, shopping centers and medical institutions, housing construction cooperatives, apartment buildings, villas, Media FM radio station, Sharq-Qərb publishing house, BTB bank. Various commentators give similar political assessments to the case of Mahadev, noting that in the past he played a key role in the dialogue between Baku and Moscow. Observers draw parallels between the attitude of the current authorities in Azerbaijan towards Mahadev and their current attitude towards the Azerbaijani elites of the Heydar Aliyev days, as well as towards modern Russia. At the same time, some commentators in Azerbaijan consider Russia's loyalty a betrayal.