▁ ▁The ▁investigation ▁of ▁International ▁Cons ort ium ▁of ▁Investig ative ▁Journal ists ▁( IC I J ) ▁has ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁Ali ye v ▁family ▁own s ▁at ▁least ▁four ▁off sh ore ▁companies ▁directly ▁connected ▁with ▁Hass an ▁G oz al . ▁I CI J ▁notes ▁that ▁family ▁members ▁never ▁declared ▁Ali ye vs ’ ▁off sh ore ▁companies , ▁Il ham ▁and ▁Me h rib an ▁Ali ye vs ▁had ▁no ▁legal ▁right ▁to ▁open ▁off sh ore ▁companies , ▁and ▁when ▁these ▁companies ▁were ▁opened , ▁measures ▁were ▁taken ▁to ▁conce al ▁the ▁real ▁own ers . ▁When ▁register ing ▁the ▁companies , ▁Ali ye v ' s ▁daughters ▁indicated ▁property ▁worth ▁about ▁$ 6 ▁million . ▁ ▁The ▁A zer i ▁press ▁secretary ▁A zer ▁Gas im ov ▁told ▁BBC - A zer ba ij an ▁that ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁see ▁anything ▁unusual ▁in ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁president ial ▁family ▁are ▁mentioned ▁in ▁business ▁activities : ▁“ Each ▁of ▁them , ▁like ▁any ▁citiz en ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an , ▁has ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁be ▁engaged ▁in ▁business . ▁Both ▁– ▁age ▁and ▁other ▁criter ias ▁allow ▁them ▁to ▁do ▁this ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁law .” . ▁Investig ation ▁of ▁Swedish ▁television ▁showed ▁that ▁off sh ore ▁companies ▁controlled ▁by ▁Ali ye vs ▁received ▁from ▁“ T elia S on era ”, ▁the ▁Swedish ▁tele communic ations ▁company , ▁a ▁fact ual ▁b ri be ▁in ▁the ▁form