UK Aims to Seize £15 Million from Family of Azerbaijani Politician

Of the 15 million pounds, 7.86 million are held by Feyziyev’s wife Parvana Feyziyeva and 6.4 million by his son Orkhan Javanshir. The two had invested a portion of this money into the United Kingdom’s investment visa program to secure the ability to live in the country.

A smaller portion of the total, just over a million pounds, is held by Feyziyev’s nephew Elman Javanshir.

But the case is centered around Feyziyev himself, the NCA said, “because the funds that are sought to be forfeited largely came from bank accounts under his control.”

In a statement sent to media outlets, a spokesperson for the Feyziyev family said that they “categorically refute the NCA’s case,” describing it as “fundamentally flawed.” The agency has provided “no substantive evidence that the funds in question derive from any source that involved a criminal offence,” the spokesperson said, adding that “the family have complete faith in the British justice system and look forward to the NCA’s application being exposed as meritless.”

In its case, the NCA makes multiple references to OCCRP’s previous reporting about Feyziyev. The 2017 investigation reported that two companies that use the same name as a major Azerbaijani pharmaceutical company founded by Feyziyev had received $138 million from the Azerbaijani Laundromat.

The story was the subject of a libel claim by Feyziyev, which was settled on agreed terms. Feyziyev categorically denies involvement in money laundering or any unlawful activity.