Azerbaijani Ambassador to Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina Eldar Hasanov was arrested in Azerbaijan on suspicion of embezzling a large sum of money from the budget, Sarajevo Times cited the press service of the Azerbaijani state security as saying on Thursday, August 14.

“The Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Eldar Hasanov, was arrested. He is accused of embezzling a large sum of budget funds," the press service said.

"Hasanov was arrested as a suspect in the investigation which is still underway. The public will be informed in a timely manner about the details of the criminal case.”