BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 10. Comprehensive
investigative measures were carried out based on information
received about the creation of illegal armed groups consisting of
citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan and their use by foreign
special services for reconnaissance, disorganization, terrorist,
and sabotage purposes, Trend reports via the press service of the State
Security Service.
With the appropriate measures taken, citizens of the Republic of
Azerbaijan who were involved in organizing the activities of an
illegal armed formation outside the borders of the Republic of
Azerbaijan, the targeting of officials of a foreign state, and the
commission of other criminal acts within that formation, and who
considered themselves representatives of the “criminal world”, were
identified and exposed.
After the location of the hideout of Amid Mammadov, born in
1995, who was suspected of committing the above-mentioned criminal
acts on the territory of a foreign state, was established, he was
detained as a result of operational search measures, brought to the
Republic of Azerbaijan, and taken into custody.
Additionally, Nurlan Safarov, born in 1997, and Edik Israfilov,
born in 1983, both suspected of involvement in these criminal
activities, were apprehended and held accountable under criminal
law.
The individuals in question were charged pursuant to Articles
12.1 and 279.1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan,
which pertain to participation in the activities of armed groups
not authorized by Azerbaijani law outside the country's borders.
Following a court order, they were placed in custody.
Further details regarding ongoing actions and additional
individuals held criminally responsible will be disclosed to the
public in due course.
