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One jailed for 15 years, another sent to compulsory treatment for Baku mosque arson

07 March 2016 09:32 (UTC +04:00)

Under the court verdict, Elnur Alakbarov was sentenced to 15 years in jail and Namig Nasimov was sent to compulsory treatment.

On November 26, 2014, a group of persons committed arson by throwing glass bottles filled with burning liquid into Jumah Mosque located in A.Mehbaliyev Street, Garachukhur settlement, Surakhani district, Baku. As a result of a series of anti-terrorist actions, citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan suspected of committing the crime – Nasibov Namig Kamil oglu and Alakbarov Elnur Tahir oglu – were detained. It was revealed that Namig Nasibov took part in fights in the areas under the control of PKK terrorist organization of the Syrian Arab Republic in August-September, 2014. Namig Nasibov together with Elnur Alakbarov created “Yekbun”, an illegal PKK offshoot in Azerbaijan, and began to involve supporters in the organization. On the behalf of the offshoot, Namig Nasibov and Elnur Alakbarov made calls through social networks for actions in Baku.