A criminal case has been initiated regarding the crash of a civilian aircraft belonging to Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) near Aktau on December 25, 2024, and investigative measures are currently underway. Parallel investigations are being conducted by relevant law enforcement agencies in both Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan in connection with the incident, Nemat Avazov, Head of the Investigation Department of the Prosecutor General’s Office, said during a briefing held at the Prosecutor General’s Office regarding the torture and deliberate killing with particular cruelty of Azerbaijani citizens and ethnic Azerbaijanis in the Russian Federation.
Avazov noted that approximately 100 expert examinations have been ordered in connection with the plane crash, with the majority already completed. In recent days, a portion of the expert group was sent to the Republic of Kazakhstan, where extensive and comprehensive discussions were held with relevant authorities.
The process of collecting and finalizing the expert examination results continues within the framework of cooperation between the relevant institutions of both countries. It is expected that the results will be obtained and presented to the public in the near future.