17 January
Russia extradited person involved in “Ganja case” to Azerbaijan
Mushfiq Qurbanov
Mushfiq Qurbanov, who was declared internationally wanted in the “Ganja case”, was brought from Moscow to Azerbaijan and detained in the Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1 of Kyurdakhani near Baku, said his mother Anisa Qurbanova on 17 January 2020.
Qurbanov was put on the wanted list by the decision of the Nasimi District Court on 15 July 2018. In particular, he is accused of attempted murder, terrorism, illegal possession of weapons, inciting sectarianism, an attempt to change forcibly the constitutional order, etc.
According to his mother, M. Qurbanov left for Russia to earn money in February 2017. In October 2018, he was detained in the courtyard of the house where he lived. And then it turned out that he was put on an international wanted list in Azerbaijan, continued A. Qurbanova.
“My son did not know Yunis Safarov (he committed an attempt on the former head of Ganja on 3 July 2018). We don’t know what my son has to do with this matter,” continued A. Qurbanova.
She noted that M. Qurbanov spent 1 year and 3 months in a pre-trial detention center in Moscow and during that time, no investigative actions were taken against him.
“In April 2019, the term for the measure of restraint of arrest expired and the Moscow court found that the evidence presented was not sufficient. Nevertheless, despite the lawyer’s requests for the release of my son, the court left him in custody,” Anisa Qurbanova said.
According to A. Qurbanova, she only learned on 17 January that her son was taken to Baku and he was in a pre-trial detention center in Kyurdakhani. However, she does not know when her son was brought to Baku. A. Qurbanova noted, her son suffers from a mental illness and epilepsy.
“He receives treatment for these diseases and has medical certificates and prescriptions from doctors,” the woman said.
The attempts to get comments from the General Prosecutor’s Office and the Prison Service of Azerbaijan were futile.
23 January
Russia extradites another person involved in “Ganja case” to Azerbaijan
Yusif Sadiqov
Yusif Sadiqov, put on the international wanted list in connection with the Ganja events, was extradited to Azerbaijan on 21 January 2020, after a long time in one of the Moscow pretrial detention centers.
This was reported by his relatives on 22 January 2020. According to them, Y. Sadigov is imprisoned in the Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1 of Kyurdakhani.
According to the same sources, Y. Sadigov was prosecuted for revealing his telephone conversations with Yunis Safarov, accused of attempting to assassinate former head of Ganja Elmar Valiyev. Sadiqov’s relatives declare his not involvement in any crimes.
Sadiqov became the second person involved in the “Ganja case” extradited to Azerbaijan from Russia recently. Earlier, Mushfiq Qurbanov, who was declared internationally wanted in the Ganja case, was transferred to Azerbaijan.
Law enforcement agencies do not comment on reports of extradition of persons involved in the “Ganja case”.
31 January
Muslim Unity Movement declared pressure on its members
Logo of the Muslim Unity Movement
According to the statement of the Muslim Unity Movement, in recent days, six activists of the Movement have been summoned to the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The Movement does not disclose the names of these activists, but it is regarded as pressure on them.
“Law enforcement agencies impede our legitimate activities. We will inform international organizations and the diplomatic corps about this,” the document says.
The attempts to get a comment at the Ministry of Internal Affairs were futile.