School deputy director jailed for extorting married woman

A married woman in Azerbaijan was blackmailed over a secret relationship.

“Operative Information Center-OMM” reports, citing Lent.az, that the incident took place in one of Azerbaijan’s districts.

Nigar Samadova, a school deputy director responsible for administrative affairs, met 35-year-old Rustam Rzayev (the names are pseudonyms) on TikTok. They later began a romantic relationship. Although Nigar was married and had two children, she met Rustam. During the relationship, she gave him 2,940 manats. At one of their meetings, Rustam proposed that they have sex, after which Nigar decided to end the relationship. When Rustam learned of her decision, he decided to blackmail her so he would not lose the money he had been receiving from her.

He threatened to tell her husband and relatives about their relationship and disclose it to staff at the school where she worked. Using these threats, he demanded 4,917 manats from her. Nigar Samadova initially pleaded with Rustam not to take that step and asked him to end the relationship quietly. However, he ignored her request.

Rustam Rzayev subsequently received the 4,917 manats he had demanded.

He was detained by law enforcement officers, and a criminal case was opened against him under Article 182.1 of the Criminal Code, which covers extortion by threats.

The defendant said he regretted his actions and that he was a veteran of the Second Garabagh War. The woman said she had not reconciled with Rustam and had not been compensated for her losses.

A court sentenced Rustam Rzayev to four years in prison.