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Political Prisoners
Name | Gender | Articles | Prison | Judge | Councel | Occupation |
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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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