Azerbaijan court cuts sentence for French SAUR vice president (opens original article in a new tab)

Azerbaijani court reduced the prison sentence of a French SAUR vice president from 12 to 9 years in a case involving alleged bribery related to sanctions on Russian assets.

• Azerbaijani appeals court reduced Anass Derraz's sentence from 12 to 9 years
• Derraz and Alexandre Benalla accused of soliciting bribes for lifting sanctions on Russian businessman's assets
• Case involved $6.14 million in alleged bribe payments