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Baku Court on Grave Crimes announces verdict on individuals accused of treason

28 March 2025 14:18 (UTC +04:00)

The court proceedings in the criminal case of Arif Rasulov and Elnur Rasulov, who were accused of treason, have been completed, APA reports.

The verdict was announced in the Baku Court on Grave Crimes during a session chaired by Judge Aygun Gurbanova.

According to the verdict, both individuals were found guilty in the criminal case and sentenced to 15 years in prison.

They will serve their sentences in a high-security correctional facility.

Recall that both individuals were charged under Article 274 (treason) of the Criminal Code.

Note that in November, 2022, as a result of comprehensive operational-investigative measures carried out by State Security Service, the spy network created by the special services of the Islamic Republic of Iran was exposed.

It has been revealed with investigation that while Rasulov Elnur Akif was in Iran for treatment in 2018, he agreed on secret cooperation with the representatives of the special service of this country, who introduced itself under the names of "Meyse" and "Doctor". Elnur Rasulov, first directly, and then with his relative Rasulov Arif Amrah, with whom he involved in secret cooperation, performed the tasks in exchange for payment of various amounts and sent the photos and videos of the territories where oil and gas pipelines pass in Garadag district, the unmanned aerial vehicles kept in the airport belonging to the Ministry of Defense and State Security Service, the area where tanks and different military facilities are kept, equipment displayed at the "Technofest-2022" Aviation, Space and Technology Festival in Baku, strategic and military facilities in Baku, as well as Salyan and Fuzuli districts, anti-aircraft missile systems, as well as other radar-control devices to the representatives of the special service bodies through WhatsApp" instant messaging system.