Mehdi Damatli – believer Date of arrest: 12 August 2025 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 12 August 2025, Mehdi Damatli was sentenced to 3 months in a pre-trial detention center.
The period of detention in custody during the investigation has been subsequently extended Place of detention: Pre-trial Detention Center № 1 at the Kyurdakhani settlement in Baku City Sabunchu District
Mehdi Damatli
Mehdi Damatli – believer Date of arrest: 12 August 2025 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 12 August 2025, Mehdi Damatli was sentenced to 3 months in a pre-trial detention center. The period of detention in custody during the investigation has been subsequently extended Place of detention: Pre-trial Detention Center № 1 at the Kyurdakhani settlement in Baku City Sabunchu District
- Category
- Religious
- Arrest date
- 2025-08-12
- 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