Elshan Karimov – public activist and social media user Date of arrest: 17 April 2024 Charge: Article 281.1 (Public appeals to violent capture of authority, violent deduction of authority or violent change constitutional grounds or infringement of territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as distribution of materials of such contents) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic.
On 19 April 2024, the Baku City Binagadi District Court issued a ruling: to apply a preventive measure against Elshan Karimov in the form of arrest for a period of 3 months.
The period of detention in custody during the investigation has been subsequently extended times Place of detention: Pre-trial Detention Center № 1 at the Kyurdakhani settlement in Baku City Sabunchu District Conclusion: Elshan Karimov on social networks actively criticised the actions of the Azerbaijani authorities, on 17 April 2024, was detained in the village of Rustamli, Yevlakh District, where he had come to attend his father's memorial service.
According to his lawyer, Zibeyda Sadigova, "At the trial, Elshan Karimov said that he would not plead guilty on the charges against him, because he had not committed the incriminated acts.
He had come to Azerbaijan to attend his father's memorial service where he had been detained, right at the mourning ceremony".
However, she added, that the Court did not accept the arguments of the defence and left the complaint intact.
When asked about the nature of the charges against Karimov, the lawyer noted that Karimov had been prosecuted for his publications on social networks, his words had been defined as "public appeals".
