Azad Karimov - member of the Muslim Unity Movement Date of arrest: 30 January 2023 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. On 30 January 2023, the Baku City Nasimi District Court issued a ruling: to apply a preventive measure against Azad Karimov in the form of arrest for a period of 4 months. The period of detention in custody during the investigation has been subsequently extended several times Sentence: On 27 February 2024, the Baku City Court for Serious Crimes issued a verdict: since the prosecution failed to provide any convincing evidence in the course of the trial, the Judge substituted the previous Article of the Prosecution with a new one, 234.1-1 (Illegal acquisition or storage of drugs or psychotropic substances without the purpose of sale in an amount exceeding the amount necessary for personal consumption, committed in a large amount) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic. And afterwards Azad Karimov was sentenced to 3 years and 6 months of imprisonment.