
Elvin Nazarov – believer Date of arrest: 6 April 2024 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 6 April 2024, Elvin Nazarov was sentenced to 4 months in a pre-trial detention center.
The period of detention in custody during the investigation has been subsequently extended several times Sentence: On 9 January 2025, the Shaki City Court for Serious Crimes issued a verdict: to find Elvin Nazarov guilty and sentenced him to 5 years and 6 months' imprisonment with serving the sentence in a general regime penal institution.
Elvin Nazarov
Elvin Nazarov – believer Date of arrest: 6 April 2024 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 6 April 2024, Elvin Nazarov was sentenced to 4 months in a pre-trial detention center. The period of detention in custody during the investigation has been subsequently extended several times Sentence: On 9 January 2025, the Shaki City Court for Serious Crimes issued a verdict: to find Elvin Nazarov guilty and sentenced him to 5 years and 6 months' imprisonment with serving the sentence in a general regime penal institution.
- Category
- Religious
- Arrest date
- 2024-04-06
- 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 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
