Elshan Qasim oglu Qasimov Date of arrest: 29 November 2016 Charge: Article 274 (High treason, that is deliberately action committed by a citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan to detriment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, state security or defensibility of the Republic of Azerbaijan: changeover to enemy side, espionage, distribution of the state secret to foreign state, rendering assistance to a foreign state, foreign organization or their representatives in realization of hostile activity against the Republic of Azerbaijan) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic.
Sentence: On 25 July 2018, the Fuzuli District Military Court sentenced to 20 years in prison Judge: Ali Suleymanov Place of detention: Gobustan Closed Prison
Elshan Qasim oglu Qasimov
Elshan Qasim oglu Qasimov Date of arrest: 29 November 2016 Charge: Article 274 (High treason, that is deliberately action committed by a citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan to detriment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, state security or defensibility of the Republic of Azerbaijan: changeover to enemy side, espionage, distribution of the state secret to foreign state, rendering assistance to a foreign state, foreign organization or their representatives in realization of hostile activity against the Republic of Azerbaijan) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic. Sentence: On 25 July 2018, the Fuzuli District Military Court sentenced to 20 years in prison Judge: Ali Suleymanov Place of detention: Gobustan Closed Prison
- Category
- Political
- Arrest date
- 2016-11-29
- Arrest Count
- 1
- Region
- Azerbaijan
- Last updated
- 2026-05-13
Charges
Article 274 (High treason, that is deliberately action committed by a citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan to detriment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, state security or defensibility of the Republic of Azerbaijan: changeover to enemy side, espionage, distribution of the state secret to foreign state, rendering assistance to a foreign state, foreign organization or their representatives in realization of hostile activity against the Republic of Azerbaijan) of
Public sources
- Union for the Freedom for Political Prisoners of Azerbaijan, List of Political Prisoners, 13 May 2026 report / 2026-05-13 / source list