Baku/05.07.19 The Spanish police did not find the thief who stole the watch worth $ 1.3 million from the Azerbaijani tourist. Earlier in Azerbaijan they wrote about the cost of watches of the 50-03 McLaren F1 brand at 1 million, then at 1.2 million dollars. However, the Spanish newspaper Diario de Ibiza reported that at about 4:30 in the evening a thief stole from the tourist who was walking at the sea on the Mediterranean island of Ibiza, a watch worth $ 1.3 million.
This story is revealed in a Bloomberg article titled “Who Was the Man Wearing the $ 1.3 Million Watch Stolen in Spain, Azeris Wonder.”
The agency Bloomberg reports that the photo of the report of the Spanish police, which is widespread on social networks, stating that the victim, 25-year-old Azerbaijani citizen Rashad Abdullayev, is real. An informed source added that the report contains Abdullayev’s passport data and contact details, as well as the names of his mother and two friends who were with him in Ibiza.
Azerbaijani opposition parties and human rights activists stated that the victim is the son of Rovnag Abdullayev, the president of the State Oil Company (SOCAR) of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Since 2005, he is a member of parliament. 54-year-old Abdullayev, according to his biography, has a son with the same name and year of birth, writes Bloomberg.
Neither the president of the state-owned company Abdullayev, nor the SOCAR led by him publicly commented on the published information. The press service of SOCAR did not respond to repeated emails or phone calls for several days, while answering business-related questions.
The police report says that Rashad Abdullayev did not answer calls to his mobile phone from the police. The director of communications of the company, manufacturer of watches Richard Mille – Laura Hughes said that the company does not want to comment on the theft, the agency added.
President Ilham Aliyev has repeatedly warned government officials, demanding that they not lead an extravagant lifestyle and monitor the behavior of their children. The president threatened to dismiss those who did not comply with his demands. However, the president did not make a statement about the incident that took place in Ibiza on 9 June.
The agency informs readers that the average monthly salary in Azerbaijan is 581 manat ($ 343), according to the State Statistics Committee of the country, which indicates that it is impossible for the overwhelming majority of the population to buy watches worth $ 1.3 million.
In the information block of the report on the theft of watches, Bloomberg recalls the high level of corruption in oil Azerbaijan, which ranked 152 180 on the corruption perception index in 2018, along with Nicaragua and Tajikistan.
The pro-government sites of Azerbaijan, referring to the Russian “AMF” wrote that the stolen watches were fake, their price was $ 1,000, and not more than a million.
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