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Political Prisoners
Name | Gender | Articles | Prison | Judge | Councel | Occupation |
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Elvin Mustafayev | Male | Illegal acquisition, storage, production, processing, and transportation of narcotic drugs without intent to sell | Convicted | Labor rights activist | ||
Elvin Nasirov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Pretrial Detention Center No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu District of Baku. | a religious believer. | ||
Elvin Nyazyarov | Male | Article 234.1-1 (Illegal acquisition or possession of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in quantities exceeding those necessary for personal use, committed on a large scale, without intent to sell) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | a believer. | |||
Elvin Sadigov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic. | Pretrial Detention Facility No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu District of Baku | theologian | ||
Emin Ibrahimov | Male | Intentional infliction of serious harm to health from hooligan motives (Article 126.2.4); hooliganism (Article 221 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan) | Pre-trial detention center No. 3 in the village of Shuvalan in the Khazar district of Baku | Vugar Guliyev | Former Azerbaijani diplomat | |
Emin Jahangirov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Pretrial Detention Facility No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu District of Baku. | a religious believer. | ||
Etibar Rasim oglu Ismayilov | Male | Articles 228.1 (Illegal acquisition, transfer, sale, storage, transportation, or carrying of firearms, their components, ammunition (except for smooth-bore hunting weapons and ammunition), explosives, or explosive devices) and 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or storage for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
On February 2, 2023, the Sabunchu District Court of Baku sentenced 60-year-old Etibar Ismayilov, a resident of the village of Mashtaga, to four months' imprisonment in a pretrial detention center during the preliminary investigation. The Sabunchu District Court subsequently extended E. Ismayilov's pretrial detention for the duration of the investigation. | Colony No. 13 in the village of Buta in the Garadagh District of Baku. | Azad Majidov | member of the Muslim Unity Movement | |
Eyvaz Telman oglu Bakhshiyev | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, shipment, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | a religious believer. | |||
Fadail Shukurov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic. | Pretrial Detention Facility No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu District of Baku | Telman Khuseynov | a member of the Muslim Unity Movement. | |
Fadayim Jafarov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Pretrial Detention Facility No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu District of Baku. | a religious believer. | ||
Faig Arif oglu Aliyev. | Male | Articles 150.2.1 (Violent sexual acts committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy or by an organized group with the use of violence or the threat of violence against the victim), 274 (Treason), and other articles of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic. | Presiding Judge: Vugar Mammadov.
Judges: Salman Huseynov, Vidadi Nasirov. | |||
Famil Khalilov | Male | Large-scale drug trafficking, Article 234.4.3 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan | Blogger, disabled human rights activist | |||
Farid Ismailov | Male | Conspiring to smuggle foreign currency; Hiring workers without a labor contract; Illegal entrepreneurship with significant income; Large-scale money laundering by an organized group; Tax evasion by an organized group | Detained in Pre-trial Detention Center N1 | Toplum TV journalist | ||
Farid Mehralizade | Male | Smuggling , Article 206.3.2 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan | Detained in Pre-trial Detention Center N1 | Economist, journalist | ||
Farid Mehralizade | Male | Under Article 206.3.2 (Smuggling, i.e., large-scale movement across the customs border of the Republic of Azerbaijan, carried out by a group of persons by prior agreement) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
On June 1, 2024, the Khatai District Court of Baku sentenced Farid Mehralizade
to 3 months and 20 days of imprisonment in a pretrial detention center for the period of preliminary investigation. The term of detention under arrest for the period of investigation was subsequently extended several times. | Pretrial Detention Center No. 1 in the Kurdakhani settlement in the Sabunchu district of Baku | Economic expert | ||
Fariz Aliyev | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Pretrial Detention Facility No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu District of Baku. | a religious believer. | ||
Farman Suleyman oglu Karimov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Pretrial Detention Facility No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu District of Baku | activist of the Muslim Unity Movement | ||
Fatima Movlamli | Female | Conspiring to smuggle foreign currency | Detained in Pre-trial Detention Center N1 | Freelance reporter for Meydan TV | ||
Fazil Gasimov | Male | Manufacture, purchase or sale of counterfeit money as part of an organized group; Article 204.3.1 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan | Economist | |||
Firudin Zeynalov | Male | Charges: Articles 221.3 (Hooliganism committed with the use of a weapon or objects used as a weapon, if accompanied by violence against the victim, or the destruction or damage of another's property) 315.2 (Resisting an official performing his official duties, with the use of violence dangerous to the life or health of the official) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic. Sentence: On November 2, 2018, he was sentenced by the Ganja Court to three years' imprisonment.
New Arrest: His sentence expired in 2020, but he was not released, and a new case was opened against him on fabricated charges. He was accused of committing the crime along with Yunis Safarov, even though Zeynalov was in prison during the 2018 assassination attempt on the mayor of Ganja. Charges: under Articles 29 (Attempted Crime), 120.2.1 (Intentional Murder Committed by a Group of Persons, a Group of Persons by Prior Conspiracy, an Organized Group, or a Criminal Community), 120.2.4 (Intentional Murder Committed with Particular Cruelty or in a Generally Dangerous Manner); 120.2.7 (Intentional Murder of Two or More Persons); 29, 120.2.10 (Intentional Murder Committed Repeatedly); 120.2.11 (Intentional Murder Combined with Robbery, Extortion, Terrorism, or Banditry).
Arrested: July 11, 2018
Charge: Articles 29.120.2.1, 120.2.3, 120.2.4, 120.2.7, 120.2.10, 120.2.11, 28.214.2.6, 214.2.1, 214.2.3, 277, 278.2, and 229.3 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan | ||||
Gadir Gasim oglu Mammadov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or storage for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | believer, editor of the religious website maide.az | |||
Goshgar Khasanov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, shipment, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | a believer. | |||
Goshgar Mammadov | Male | Article 221.2.1 (Hooliganism, i.e., intentional actions grossly violating public order, expressing clear disrespect for society, accompanied by the use of violence against individuals or the threat of violence, as well as the destruction or damage of another's property, committed by a group of individuals) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | a resident of Imishli. | |||
Gubad Ibadoghlu | Male | Conspiring to produce, sell, and store counterfeit money; distribution of religious extremist materials. | Placed under house arrest | Economist, civic and political activist. | ||
Gurban Guliyev | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic. | Pretrial Detention Center No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu District of Baku. | Farid Namazov | member of the Muslim Unity Movement | |
Hafiz Babali | Male | Smuggling, Art. 206.3.2. of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan | Detained in Pre-trial Detention Center N1 | Investigative journalist, arrested in relation to the "Abzas Media" case | ||
Haji Valiyev | Male | 221.3 (hooliganism with the use of weapons or objects used as weapons…) and 186.1 (intentional destruction or damage to another person's property - when committed with significant damage to the victim) | Chairman of the "Young Veterans" Public Union | |||
Hamlet Abdullayev | Male | Articles 29.120.2.1, 120.2.3, 120.2.4, 120.2.7, 120.2.10, 120.2.11, 28.214.2.6, 214.2.1, 214.2.3, 277, 278.2, and 229.3 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan | ||||
Hamza Mehman oglu Mammadli | Male | Articles 214-2 (Public calls for terrorism) and 281.2 (Public calls for the violent seizure of power, the violent retention of power, or the violent change of the constitutional order or the violation of the territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as the dissemination of materials of such content, committed repeatedly or by a group of persons) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Pretrial detention center of the State Security Service of Azerbaijan | |||
Hasan Abbaszade | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, shipment, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Pretrial Detention Center No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu District of Baku. | Eldar Ismayilov | member of the Muslim Unity Movement | |
Hasan Hussein oglu Mustafayev | Male | Gobustan closed prison. | ||||
Hasan Mammad oglu Mammadov | Male | Under Articles 214.2 (Terrorism committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy, by an organized group, or by a criminal association), 214.2.1 (Terrorism committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy, by an organized group, or by a criminal association), 214.2.3 (Terrorism committed with the use of firearms and objects used as weapons), 220.2 (Calls for active disobedience to the lawful demands of government officials and for mass riots, as well as calls for violence against citizens), 221.2.2 (Hooliganism involving resistance to a government official or another person performing duties to maintain public order or preventing a violation of public order), 228.3 (Illegal acquisition, transfer, sale, storage, transportation, or Carrying firearms, their components, ammunition, or explosive devices, committed by an organized group), 228.4 (Illegal acquisition, sale, or carrying of gas weapons, bladed weapons), 279.1 (Creation of armed formations or groups not provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as participation in their creation and activities, supplying them with weapons, ammunition, explosives, military equipment, or military equipment), 281.2 (Public calls for the violent seizure of power, the violent retention of power, or the violent change of the constitutional order or the violation of the territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as the dissemination of materials with such content, committed repeatedly or by a group of persons) and 283.2.3 (Incitement. of national, racial, social, or religious hatred and enmity, committed by an organized group) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic | Zeynal Agayev | |||
Hasil Rustamov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Pretrial Detention Center No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu District of Baku. | a religious believer. | ||
Hikmat Kheyrullah oglu Agayev | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Pretrial Detention Center No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu District of Baku | believer | ||
Hilal Yaqub oglu Asadov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
On March 10, 2023, Hilal Asadov was sentenced to four months of pretrial detention during the preliminary investigation. His pretrial detention was subsequently extended several times. | theologian | |||
Hussein Akhmad oglu Gasimov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | theologian | |||
Hussein Rahil oglu Rzayev | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, shipment, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | a religious believer | |||
Ibrahim Humbatov (Ibrahim Gubadoglu) | Male | Extortion by threats. | Location Unknown | Journalist | ||
Ibrahim Khudaverdi oglu Khudiev (Ibrahim Khudayi) | Male | under Article 234.1 (Illegal acquisition or storage without the purpose of sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in quantities exceeding those necessary for personal consumption) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
On September 22, 2023, the Salyan District Court chose a preventive measure in the form of detention for 4 months in a pre-trial detention center for the period of preliminary investigation for the well-known theologian in the south of the country Seyran Rzayev, which was subsequently extended. | Pre-trial detention center No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu district of Baku | Satirical poet | ||
Ibrahim Muradov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Sabina Mammadzade. | a member of the Muslim Unity Movement. | ||
Idris Khasanov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Pretrial Detention Facility No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu District of Baku. | a believer. | ||
Igbal Shahin oglu Abilov | Male | High treason (Article 274); public calls directed against the state, committed on the instructions of foreign organizations or their representatives (Article 281.3); incitement of national, racial, social or religious hatred and enmity (Article 283.1 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan) | Detained in the State Security Service Pre-Trial Detention Center | Hammad Nuriyev | Scientist-ethnographer, researcher, Talysh scholar | |
Ilgar Ryadzhov | Male | Articles 167-1 (Coercion to confess religion) and 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy or by an organized group) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic.
On February 2, 2023, theologian Ilgar Ryadzhov was sentenced to four months' imprisonment.
Pretrial detention center for the period of preliminary investigation. His term of pretrial detention during the investigation was subsequently extended several times. | Pretrial Detention Center No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu District of Baku. | theologian | ||
Ilgar Sabir oglu Musayev | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, shipment, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
On March 10, 2023, Ilgar Musayev, a resident of Ganja, was sentenced to four months in pretrial detention during the preliminary investigation. His pretrial detention was subsequently extended several times. | Mikayil Mammadzade. | a religious believer. | ||
Ilham Aliyev | Male | Article 274 (High treason, i.e., an act intentionally committed by a citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the detriment of the sovereignty,
territorial integrity, state security, or defense capability of the Republic of Azerbaijan; defection to the enemy; espionage; disclosure of state secrets to a foreign state; assistance to a foreign state, foreign organization, or their representatives in carrying out hostile activities against the Republic of Azerbaijan) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Sentence: May 6, 2021, sentenced by the Baku Grave Crimes Court to 16 years' imprisonment. Judge: Faig GaniyevArticle 274 (High treason, i.e., an act intentionally committed by a citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the detriment of the sovereignty,
territorial integrity, state security, or defense capability of the Republic of Azerbaijan; defection to the enemy; espionage; disclosure of state secrets to a foreign state; assistance to a foreign state, foreign organization, or their representatives in carrying out hostile activities against the Republic of Azerbaijan) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Place of detention: Colony No. 12 in the village of Puta in the Garadagh District of Baku | Faig Ganiyev | a theologian and former leader of the Islamic Party of Azerbaijan (IPA). | |
Ilham Shikhaliyev | Male | Article 274 (High Treason, i.e., an act intentionally committed by a citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the detriment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, state security, or defense capability of the Republic of Azerbaijan; defection to the enemy; espionage; disclosure of state secrets to a foreign state; assistance to a foreign state, foreign organization, or their representatives in conducting hostile activities against the Republic of Azerbaijan) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Pretrial Detention Facility No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu District of Baku. | a religious believer. | ||
Ilkhamiz Guliyev | Male | Under Article 234.1 (Illegal acquisition or storage without the purpose of sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in quantities exceeding those necessary for personal consumption) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
On December 6, 2023, the Yasamal District Court of Baku chose a preventive measure of arrest for a period of 4 months against public activist Ilkhamiz Guliyev. The term of detention under arrest during the investigation was subsequently extended several times.
Sentence: On December 12, 2024, the Baku Court of Grave Crimes issued a sentence:
since the prosecution failed to provide convincing evidence during the trial, the judge replaced the previous article of the charge with a new one - 234.1-1 (Illegal acquisition or storage without the purpose of sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in quantities exceeding those necessary for personal consumption, committed in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. And after that, Ilhamiz Guliyev was sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment | Pre-trial detention center No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu district of the city Baku | Public activist | ||
Ilkin Amrakhov | Male | Conspiring to smuggle foreign currency; hiring workers without a labor contract; illegal entrepreneurship with significant income; large-scale money laundering by an organized group; tax evasion by an organized group | Detained in Pre-trial Detention Center N1 | Member of the Institute for Democratic Initiatives | ||
Ilkin Bagirov | Male | Article 274 (High Treason, i.e., an act intentionally committed by a citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the detriment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, state security, or defense capability of the Republic of Azerbaijan; defection to the enemy; espionage; disclosure of state secrets to a foreign state; assistance to a foreign state, foreign organization, or their representatives in conducting hostile activities against the Republic of Azerbaijan) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Pretrial Detention Facility No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu District of Baku. | a religious believer. | ||
Ilkin Suleymanov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Ilkin Suleymanov | |||
Ilyas Tofig oglu Gasimov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | member of the Muslim Unity Movement | |||
Imamverdi Muhammad oglu Akhmedov | Male | Article 28, 278.2 (Preparation for actions aimed at the violent change of the constitutional order of the Republic of Azerbaijan, including its secular nature, or the violation of territorial integrity, or the violent seizure of power, based on religious hatred, religious radicalism, or religious fanaticism) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Pretrial Detention Facility No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu District of Baku. | a believer | ||
Imran Alasgarov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, shipment, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
On March 12, 2023, Imran Alasgarov was sentenced to four months of pretrial detention during the preliminary investigation. His pretrial detention was subsequently extended several times.
| a religious believer. | |||
Imran Aliyev | Male | Smuggling, Article 206.3.2 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan | Detained in Pre-trial Detention Center N1 | Founder and CEO of Meclis.info | ||
Intigam Yusif oglu Gaibov | Male | Gobustan closed prison. | ||||
Isfandiyar Arzu oglu Mammadov | Male | Article 234.1-1 (Illegal acquisition or possession without intent to sell of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in quantities exceeding those necessary for personal consumption, committed on a large scale) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Rasim Sadikhov | activist of the Muslim Unity Movement | ||
Ismail Intigam oglu Huseynov | Male | Article 274 (Treason) and other articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan | ||||
Ismayil Agayev | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, shipment, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | a religious believer. | |||
Ismayil Nizami oglu Ismayilov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
On March 10, 2023, Ismayil Ismayilov, a resident of Beylagan, was sentenced by the Lankaran District Court to four months of imprisonment in a pretrial detention facility during the preliminary investigation. The Lankaran District Court subsequently extended his pretrial detention during the investigation. | member of the Muslim Unity Movement | |||
Jabbar Amirkhan oglu Jabbarov | Male | Under 15 articles of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic, including Articles 28 (Preparation for a Crime), 214.2.1 (Terrorism Committed by a Group of Persons by Prior Conspiracy, an Organized Group, or a Criminal Association), 214.2.3 (Terrorism Committed with the Use of Firearms and Objects Used as Weapons), 220.2 (Calls for Active Disobedience to the Lawful Demands of Authorities and for Mass Riots, as well as Calls for Violence against Citizens), 228.4 (Illegal Acquisition, Sale, or Carrying of Gas Weapons or Bladed Weapons), and 315.2 (Resisting an Official Performing His Official Duties, Using Violence Dangerous to the Life or Health of the Official) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic.
On May 19, 2016, the investigation brought new serious charges under Articles 29 (Attempted crime), 120.2.1 (Intentional murder committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy, an organized group or a criminal community), 120.2.3 (Intentional murder of the victim or his relatives in connection with the performance of official duties by this person or the fulfillment of public duty), 120.2.4 (Intentional murder committed with particular cruelty), 120.2.7 (Intentional murder of two or more persons) and 120.2.12 (Intentional murder based on interethnic, religious or racial hatred) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic. | Colony No. 11 in the Binagadi District of Baku | Alovsat Abbasov | member of the Muslim Unity Movement | |
Jafar Mirzoyev | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Javid Huseynov | a member of the "Choose Democratic Azerbaijan" organization operating in Germany. | ||
Jafar Zalov | Male | Articles 29.120.2.1, 120.2.3, 120.2.4, 120.2.7, 120.2.10, 120.2.11, 214.2.6, 214.2.1, 213.2.3, 277, and 278.2 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan | ||||
Jahad Balakhuseyn oglu Balakishiyev | Male | Under 15 articles of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic, including Articles 28 (Preparation for a Crime), 214.2.1 (Terrorism Committed by a Group of Persons by Prior Conspiracy, an Organized Group, or a Criminal Association), 214.2.3 (Terrorism Committed with the Use of Firearms and Objects Used as Weapons), 220.2 (Calls for Active Disobedience to the Lawful Demands of Authorities and for Mass Riots, as well as Calls for Violence against Citizens), 228.4 (Illegal Acquisition, Sale, or Carrying of Gas Weapons or Bladed Weapons), and 315.2 (Resisting an Official Performing His Official Duties, Using Violence Dangerous to the Life or Health of the Official) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic.
On May 19, 2016, the investigation brought new serious charges under Articles 29 (Attempted crime), 120.2.1 (Intentional murder committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy, an organized group or a criminal community), 120.2.3 (Intentional murder of the victim or his relatives in connection with the performance of official duties by this person or the fulfillment of public duty), 120.2.4 (Intentional murder committed with particular cruelty), 120.2.7 (Intentional murder of two or more persons) and 120.2.12 (Intentional murder based on interethnic, religious or racial hatred) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic.
| Colony No. 11 in the Binagadi District of Baku | Alovsat Abbasov | member of the Muslim Unity Movement | |
Jahangir Javanshir oglu Seyidov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Pretrial Detention Facility No. 3 in the village of Shuvalan in the Khazar District of Baku. | a religious believer. | ||
Jalal Gurbanov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Pretrial Detention Facility No. 3 in the village of Shuvalan in the Khazar District of Baku. | a believer | ||
Jalal Rasul oglu Maharramov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Faig Ganiev | member of the Muslim Unity Movement | ||
Jamil Badalov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Pretrial Detention Facility No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu District of Baku. | a religious believer. | ||
Jamil Mammadli | Male | Art. 221.2.2 (hooliganism committed by a group of persons by prior agreement), Art. 182.2.1 (extortion by threats by a group of persons, by prior agreement of property in a significant amount) and Art. 178.2 (fraud committed by a group of persons) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan | Convicted and sentenced to six years and twelve days in prison | Blogger, independent journalist | ||
Jamir Alimusa oglu Agayev | Male | Articles 234.4.1 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) and 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy or by an organized group) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic.
A well-known theologian in the south, Jamir Agayev, has been under surveillance by police in the Jalilabad district since the end of last year. On February 6, theologian Jamir Agayev was arrested and sentenced the same day to four months of imprisonment in a pretrial detention center during the preliminary investigation. His pretrial detention during the investigation was subsequently extended several times. | Faig Ganiev | theologian | ||
Jamshid Bahaddin oglu Huseynov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Pretrial Detention Facility No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu District of Baku. | believer | ||
Javanshir Azim oglu Yakhyayev | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, shipment, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | theologian | |||
Javanshir Safarli | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, shipment, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | a religious believer. | |||
Javid Maharram oglu Allahverdiyev | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | member of the Muslim Unity Movement | |||
Jeyhun Alovsat oglu Ilyasov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
On March 10, 2023, Jeyhun Ilyasov was sentenced to four months of pretrial detention during the preliminary investigation. His pretrial detention was subsequently extended several times. | Colony No. 17 in the Bina settlement of the Azizbekov District of Baku. | a religious believer. | ||
Jeyhun Arif oglu Balashov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
On February 3, 2023, Jeyhun Balashov was detained by officers from the Beylagan District Police Department. On the same day, the Beylagan District Court sentenced him to four months of pretrial detention pending investigation. His pretrial detention pending investigation was subsequently extended several times. | member of the Muslim Unity movement | |||
Jeyhun Gurbanov | Male | Articles 29.120.2.1, 120.2.3, 120.2.4, 120.2.7, 120.2.10, 120.2.11, 214.2.6, 214.2.1, 214.2.3, 277, and 278.2 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan | ||||
Jeyhun Hajiyev | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, shipment, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic. | a member of the Muslim Unity Movement. | |||
Jeyhun Khanoglan oglu Mammadov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | believer. | |||
Jeyhun Salahov | Male | Articles 29.120.2.1, 120.2.3, 120.2.4, 120.2.7, 120.2.10, 120.2.11, 214.2.6, 214.2.1, 214.2.3, 277, and 278.2 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan | ||||
Jeyhun Sayadov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | a religious believer. | |||
Joshgun Musayev | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, shipment, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Eldar Ismayilov | resident of Soyudlu village | ||
Kamal Gudrat oglu Guliyev | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Pretrial Detention Center No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu District of Baku. | a religious believer. | ||
Kamil Makhmudov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic. | Ali Mammadov | member of the Muslim Unity Movement | ||
Kanan Seyfaddin oglu Godjayev | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, shipment, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | a religious believer. | |||
Kanan Yusifzade | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Pretrial Detention Facility No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu District of Baku. | a religious believer. | ||
Karim Salah oglu Salahov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, shipment, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Siyavush Hajiyev | a religious believer. | ||
Kenan Basqal (Kenan Zeynalov) | Male | A bodyguard of the chairman of the Azerbaijani Popular Front Party (APFP), Ali Karimli. | ||||
Khalid Khalil oglu Mustafayev | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, shipment, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
On February 24, 2023, Khalid Mustafayev, a resident of Ganja, was sentenced to four months in a pretrial detention facility during the preliminary investigation. His pretrial detention was subsequently extended several times. | Colony No. 17 in the village of Bina in the Azizbekov district of Baku. | Mikayil Mammadzade | a religious believer. | |
Khanlar Alizade | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Pretrial Detention Facility No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu District of Baku. | a religious believer. | ||
Khayal Gasimov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Pretrial Detention Facility No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu District of Baku. | believer | ||
Khayal Shukur | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Pretrial Detention Facility No. 3 in the village of Shuvalan in the Khazar District of Baku. | a believer. | ||
Khayala Aghayeva | Female | Smuggling, Article 206.3.2 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan | Detained in Pre-Trial Detention Center N1 | Journalist at Meydan TV | ||
Khayyam Karimov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Nahid Khuseynov | a religious believer. | ||
Lachin Valiev | Male | Under Articles 178.2.2 (Fraud, i.e. taking possession of someone else's property or acquiring the right to someone else's property by deception or abuse of trust, committed repeatedly); 178.2.4 (Fraud, i.e. taking possession of someone else's property or acquiring the right to someone else's property by deception or abuse of trust, committed with the infliction of significant damage) and 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or storage for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the AR | On April 29, 2022, he was sentenced by the Baku Court of Grave Crimes to 7.5 years in prison | Social activist | ||
Latif Ziyad oglu Latifov | Male | 28 articles, including Article 274 (High Treason, i.e., an act intentionally committed by a citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the detriment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, state security, or defense capability of the Republic of Azerbaijan; defection to the enemy; espionage; disclosure of state secrets to a foreign state; assistance to a foreign state, foreign organization, or their representatives in conducting hostile activities against the Republic of Azerbaijan) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Gobustan Closed Prison | Ali Suleymanov | ||
Maarif Ali oglu Agayev | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, shipment, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
On March 10, 2023, Maarif Agayev was sentenced to four months of pretrial detention during the preliminary investigation. His pretrial detention was subsequently extended several times. | Pretrial Detention Center No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu District of Baku. | a religious believer. | ||
Maftun Shahin oglu Nagiyev | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Penal Colony No. 6 in the village of Boyuk Shor in the Nizami District of Baku | a religious believer. | ||
Magsud Vagif oglu Huseynov | Male | Gobustan closed prison. | ||||
Mahhamad Kekalov | Male | Smuggling, Art. 206.3.2. of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan | Detained in Pre-trial Detention Center N1 | Youth activist, member of the "Abzas Media" | ||
Mahir Aziz oglu Azizov | Male | Articles 29.120.2.1, 120.2.3, 120.2.4, 120.2.6, 120.2.7, 120.2.10, 120.2.11, 181.3.1, 181.3.3, 214.2.6, 214.2.1, 228.3, 318, and 320 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan |
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