
Sabuhi Sarkhan oglu Asgarov – believer Date of arrest: 12 September 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 12 September 2023, the court issued a ruling: to apply a preventive measure against Sabuhi Asgarov in the form of arrest for a period of 4 months, that measure was subsequently extended.
Sentence: On 6 March 2024, the Lankaran 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 Sabuhi Asgarov was sentenced to 3 years months of imprisonment Place of detention: Penal Colony № 17 at the Bina settlement in Baku City Azizbayov District 158
Sabuhi Sarkhan oglu Asgarov
Sabuhi Sarkhan oglu Asgarov – believer Date of arrest: 12 September 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 12 September 2023, the court issued a ruling: to apply a preventive measure against Sabuhi Asgarov in the form of arrest for a period of 4 months, that measure was subsequently extended. Sentence: On 6 March 2024, the Lankaran 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 Sabuhi Asgarov was sentenced to 3 years months of imprisonment Place of detention: Penal Colony № 17 at the Bina settlement in Baku City Azizbayov District 158
- Category
- Religious
- Arrest date
- 2023-09-12
- 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
