A pre-trial detention measure has been chosen for Ali Karimli, chairman of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP), APA reports.
The submission regarding Ali Karimli, who was detained by the State Security Service, was reviewed at the Sabail District Court.
The court ruled to place him in pre-trial detention for a period of 2 months and 15 days.
Ali Karimli has been charged under Article 278.1 of the Criminal Code (actions aimed at seizing state power by force or forcibly changing the constitutional order).
It should be noted that Ali Karimli, chairman of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP), and Mammad Ibrahim, a member of the party’s Presidium, were questioned at the State Security Service as part of the ongoing investigation regarding them.
After searches were conducted in their homes, they were taken to the State Security Service.
According to reports, the searches and questioning of Ali Karimli and Mammad Ibrahim are connected to the criminal case being investigated by the State Security Service involving Ramiz Mehdiyev.
For reference, former head of the Presidential Administration Ramiz Mehdiyev is charged under Articles 278.1 (actions aimed at seizing state power), 274 (treason), and 193-1.3.2 (legalization of property obtained through criminal means) of the Criminal Code.