Those accused of trying to establish a “Karim state”: “They took the Koran from my hand and removed the vodka from my head…”

2023-11-10 07:45:53

6 people accused of trying to establish a “Karima state” in Azerbaijan were brought before the court. Their case is being considered at the Baku Serious Crimes Court.

Arif Jumshudov, Iqbal Akhundov, Tarzan Garashov, Khagani Mammadov, Anar Isayev and Sanan Mammadov, none of the 6 people plead guilty, they are charged with articles 278 (seizure of power by force, changing the constitutional structure of the state by force) and 234 (narcotics) of the Criminal Code. does not accept the charges. They say that they did not have drugs, nor did they try to establish a “Karima state”. They report that they were tortured and arrested for confessing to a crime they did not commit.

“They described themselves as “religious”…”

In the materials of the criminal case, it is claimed that Rufulla Akhundzade and Bakhtiyar Bayramov, who live in Iran and cooperate with the special services there, lured and captured A. Jumshudov, who was brought before the court. He was instructed to be governed by Sharia laws Let him create a “resistance group” in order to build a “Karima state”. He also involved T. Garashov, X. Mammadov, I. Akhundov, and S. Mammadov, residents of the Tartar region where he lives, in this process and held secret meetings with them in his home.

It is claimed that one of the accused persons, A. Isayev, was personally attracted to cooperation by R. Akhundzade and later introduced him to A. Jumshudov.

“They described themselves as “religious” in the society, and propagated in favor of Iran and religious radicalism on social networks and in ceremonies where people gather. They organized the sale of narcotics purposefully sent from Iran, and spent a large amount of money on promoting religious radicalism in Azerbaijan and financing other disruptive activities.” – The Ministry of Internal Affairs, the State Security Service and the General Prosecutor’s Office said so in the joint information about the arrest of the named persons.

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