
Mutallim Orujev – member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan Date of arrest: 23 October 2021 Charge: Article 234.4.3 (Illegal manufacturing, purchase, storage, transportation, transfer or selling of narcotics, psychotropic substances committed in large amount) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic Sentence: On 21 October 2022, the Sumqayit City Court for Serious Crimes sentenced to 7 years in prison Judge: Fahmin Humbatov Place of detention: Penal Colony № 13 at the Buta settlement in Baku City Qaradaq District Conclusion: Mutallim Orujev, a member of the PFPA, had lived in Germany the past several years.
He participated in the rallies concerning the protection of the political prisoners’ rights in Azerbaijan.
On 1 June 2021, Mutallim Orujev was deported from Germany to Azerbaijan.
The media sources informed that the Azerbaijani citizens deported from Germany some months earlier had been questioned by the police; some of them had been detained.
Mutallim Orujev
Mutallim Orujev - member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan Date of arrest: 23 October 2021 Charge: Article 234.4.3 (Illegal manufacturing, purchase, storage, transportation, transfer or selling of narcotics, psychotropic substances committed in large amount) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic Sentence: On 21 October 2022, the Sumqayit City Court for Serious Crimes sentenced to 7 years in prison Judge: Fahmin Humbatov Place of detention: Penal Colony № 13 at the Buta settlement in Baku City Qaradaq District Conclusion: Mutallim Orujev, a member of the PFPA, had lived in Germany the past several years. He participated in the rallies concerning the protection of the political prisoners’ rights in Azerbaijan. On 1 June 2021, Mutallim Orujev was deported from Germany to Azerbaijan. The media sources informed that the Azerbaijani citizens deported from Germany some months earlier had been questioned by the police; some of them had been detained.
- Category
- Political
- Arrest date
- 2021-10-23
- Arrest Count
- 1
- Location
- Penal Colony № 13 at the Buta settlement in Baku City Qaradaq District
- Region
- Azerbaijan
- Last updated
- 2026-05-13
Charges
Article 234.4.3 (Illegal manufacturing, purchase, storage, transportation, transfer or selling of narcotics, psychotropic substances committed in large amount) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic
Public sources
- Union for the Freedom for Political Prisoners of Azerbaijan, List of Political Prisoners, 13 May 2026 report / 2026-05-13 / source list
