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Charges filed against APFP leader Ali Karimli

Ali Karimli, Popular Front Party (AXCP) Chairman

01 December 2025 11:29 (UTC +04:00)

Charges have been filed against Ali Karimli, chairman of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP), APA reports.

Ali Karimli, who was detained by the State Security Service, has been charged under Article 278.1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan (actions aimed at seizing power by force or violently changing the constitutional order).

Note that Ali Karimli, the chairman of the Azerbaijani Popular Front Party (APFP), and Mammad Ibrahim, a member of the party’s Presidium, were questioned at the State Security Service (SSS) as part of the investigation being conducted regarding them.

After searches were conducted at their homes, they were taken to the State Security Service.

According to information, the searches and interrogations at the homes of Ali Karimli and Mammad Ibrahim are connected to the criminal case against Ramiz Mehdiyev, being investigated at the State Security Service (SSS).

Recall that the former head of the Presidential Administration, Ramiz Mehdiyev, is charged under Articles 278.1 (acts aimed at seizing state power), 274 (treason against the state), and 193-1.3.2 (legalization of property obtained through criminal means) of the Criminal Code.