The wife of a convicted Azerbaijani banker spent $ 20 million on shopping in London: what did she buy

British police, investigating the origin of a large fortune of an Azerbaijani banker, said that his wife spent 16 million pounds sterling (20 million dollars) while shopping in a luxurious London department store Harrods.

Photo: harrods.com

Zamira Hajiyeva used 600 000 pounds sterling (760 000 dollars) a day, spending millions on designer brands, jewelry and perfume. She also spent 30 000 pounds sterling (38 000 dollars) on chocolate and 1 million pounds sterling (1,3 million dollars) on toys, writes CNN.

Hajiyeva, the wife of a jailed Azerbaijani banker, became the first person to be charged in Britain over unexplained wealth since anti-corruption laws dubbed McMafia were introduced last year.

She was obliged to explain the source of the money spent, as well as how she and her husband were able to afford their expensive property. One of the houses owned by this pair (a house in Knightsbridge worth 11,5 million pounds, or 15,1 million dollars), is within walking distance of Harrods department store.

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Court documents detailing the expenses of a woman for decades, 4 says millions of pounds (5 millions of dollars) spent on luxury jewelry in Boucheron.

Hajiyeva also spent 1,75 a million pounds (2,2 million dollars) at Cartier, a manufacturer of luxury jewelry and watches. A Cartier diamond ring worth 1,1 million pounds (1,4 million dollars) was subsequently seized by the National Crime Agency of the United Kingdom (NCA) as part of an investigation.

According to police reports, she spent 250 000 pounds sterling (317 000 dollars) on Harrods perfume, more 100 000 pounds sterling (127 000 dollars) on products from each of the luxury brands Dennis Basso, Celine, Fendi and Christian Dior.

£30 ($000) was spent in one day at Belgian chocolate maker Godiva's store, and a further £38 ($000) was spent on wine and spirits at another store on the same day.

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Documents do not detail individual purchases. However, the NCA has previously published some information about items seized during the investigation. In addition to the Cartier diamond ring, 49 jewelry worth more than 400 000 pounds sterling (507 000 dollars), which were purchased at auction in London by daughter Hajiyeva, were seized.

The mother of three children also had a secret storage room at Harrods, which she visited several times.

Azerbaijan is looking for Hajiyev in connection with fraud, a woman will be extradited in this case. The ability to pursue people with inexplicable wealth is a new anti-corruption opportunity for British law enforcement. The new legislation requires that people “reasonably suspected of involvement” or “associated with a person involved” in a serious crime explain how their property was obtained if their legal income is insufficient to afford their property.

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Azerbaijani husband, 57-year-old Jahangir Hajiyev, was the chairman of the state-controlled International Bank of Azerbaijan from 2001 to his resignation in 2015. He was later sentenced by a court in Baku (Azerbaijan) to 15 years in prison on charges of fraud and embezzlement.

Along with spending at Harrods and property at Knightsbridge, British authorities want to know how the couple could afford to buy a golf club for 10,5 million pounds (13,3 million dollars) in Ascot, Berkshire.

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