Azerbaijan detains 32 nationals over religious propaganda for Iran LIST/PHOTO

Thirty-two persons carrying out provocative and subversive actions under religious cover have been detained in Azerbaijan.

The detainees - Nahid Gahramanov, Rustam Ismayilov, Bahruz Karimov, Elvin Nasirov, Samir Isayev, Nihat Khalilov, Maarif Aghayev, Sakif Aghabalayev, Elnur Meybullayev, Rza Rzayev, Tural Valiyev, Bakhtiyar Babashov, Mehman Fataliyev, Murad Abdullayev, Eldaniz Aghayev, Amal Ahmadov, Jeyhun Ilyasov, Tural Hasanov, Hilal Asadov, Nariman Bakhishov, Anar Khalilov, Ilgar Musayev, Shahin Verdiyev, Hasil Rustamov, Ismayil Ismayilov, Elvin Guliyev, Ulvi Aliyev, Vusal Alish, Nizami Ahmadov, Rahid Ibishov, Mansur Valishov and Rovshan Jabbarov, position themselves as “believers” in society through social networks, also, by conducting propaganda in favour of Iran in places of worship, at other ceremonies where people gathered, abusing religious freedom in our country, they fulfilled the task received from abroad to undermine the traditions of tolerance that have developed in Azerbaijan.

They declared the establishment of the Karimah (“generous” in Arabic) theocratic state and made open calls for the forcible change of the existing constitutional order of Azerbaijan. These individuals, who carried out orders from foreign special services, planned to sow confessional discord, create conflicts, propagate religious radicalism and create unrest in society. Investigations have established that it was for the propaganda of religious radicalism in Azerbaijan and financing of other subversive activities that they spent a large sum of money received by them, having organized the sale of narcotics, purposefully sent from Iran.

Operational search and investigative measures are continuing in this direction.