
Jafar Mirzoyev – member of the "Choose Democratic Azerbaijan" organization operating in Germany Date of arrest: 24 November 2021 Charge: Article 234.4.3 (Illegal manufacturing, purchase, storage, transportation, transfer or selling of narcotics, psychotropic substances or their precursors committed in large amount) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic Sentence: On 16 January 2023, the Baku City Court for Serious Crimes sentenced to 6 years in prison Judge: Javid Huseynov Conclusion: Jafar Mirzoyev was deported from Germany.
According to Karimli's lawyer, after his readmission, his clients were placed in a pandemic athletes' village of Baku and questioned by some people in civilian clothes about their activities in Germany.
The lawyer, Neimat Karimli, (defends the rights of 3 of 4 detainees after deportation from Germany – Mutallim Orujev, Malik Rzayev and Jafar Mirzoyev) said, "The mentioned individuals, upon their return to Baku, were subjected to interrogations and they were asked about their activities in Germany.
My clients testified under the pressure.
The complaints concerning the use of torture against them remained inconclusive".
Jafar Mirzoyev
Jafar Mirzoyev - member of the "Choose Democratic Azerbaijan" organization operating in Germany Date of arrest: 24 November 2021 Charge: Article 234.4.3 (Illegal manufacturing, purchase, storage, transportation, transfer or selling of narcotics, psychotropic substances or their precursors committed in large amount) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic Sentence: On 16 January 2023, the Baku City Court for Serious Crimes sentenced to 6 years in prison Judge: Javid Huseynov Conclusion: Jafar Mirzoyev was deported from Germany. According to Karimli's lawyer, after his readmission, his clients were placed in a pandemic athletes' village of Baku and questioned by some people in civilian clothes about their activities in Germany. The lawyer, Neimat Karimli, (defends the rights of 3 of 4 detainees after deportation from Germany - Mutallim Orujev, Malik Rzayev and Jafar Mirzoyev) said, "The mentioned individuals, upon their return to Baku, were subjected to interrogations and they were asked about their activities in Germany. My clients testified under the pressure. The complaints concerning the use of torture against them remained inconclusive".
- Category
- Intellectual, Political
- Arrest date
- 2021-11-24
- Arrest Count
- 1
- Region
- Azerbaijan
- Last updated
- 2026-05-13
Charges
Article 234.4.3 (Illegal manufacturing, purchase, storage, transportation, transfer or selling of narcotics, psychotropic substances or their precursors 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
