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Arrest warrant issued in absentia for Abbas Abbasov in Azerbaijan, security service says

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# 12 February 2026 13:55 (UTC +04:00)

An arrest warrant has been issued in absentia for Abbas Abbasov, the State Security Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan said in a statement, APA reports.

It was noted that Abbas Abbasov has been held responsible as an accused under Article 278.1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan (actions aimed at the forcible seizure or forcible retention of power, as well as forcible change of the constitutional structure of the state).

As he is outside the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan, hiding from the investigation, he has been declared wanted, and the court has selected a preventive measure of arrest in absentia against him.

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