Akif Gurbanov
The head of the Institute for Democratic Initiatives and the Third Republican Platform
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
2024-03-06
Ali Zeynal
Member of Toplum TV, member of the Institute for Democratic Initiatives
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
2024-03-06
Anar Abdulla
Journalist
192 – Illegal entrepreneurship
193-1 – False entrepreneurship (i.e., establishing an enterprise or other legal entity without the intention of conducting business activity, for the purpose of obtaining credit, exemption from fees, or other property benefits, or to conceal prohibited activity, when this causes significant damage or is committed for substantial profit)
206 – Smuggling
213 – Evasion of payment of taxes, unemployment insurance, mandatory health insurance, or compulsory state social insurance contributions
206.3.2 – Smuggling committed by a group of persons acting in collusion
320 – Forging, illegally producing, selling official documents, state awards, seals, stamps, or forms, or using forged documents
2025-04-08
Iqbal Abilov
Scientist-ethnographer, researcher, Talysh scholar
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)
2024-07-22
Jamil Mammadli
Blogger, independent journalist
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
2023-08-20
Ruslan Izzatli
The founding board member of Third Republic political initiative
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
2024-03-08
Tofig Yagublu
Journalist
178.3.2 (Fraud - when committed with large-scale damage), 320 (Forgery, illegal preparation, sale or use of forged documents of official documents, state awards, seals, stamps, letterheads), 320.1 (Forgery or illegal preparation of a certificate granting or relieving from office or other official document for the purpose of use, or sale of such a document, as well as preparation or sale of a fake state award, stamp, seal, letterhead of the Republic of Azerbaijan for the same purpose) and 320.2 (Use of knowingly forged documents specified in Article 320.1 of this Code)
2023-12-14