Azerbaijan investigates coup incitement case

The investigation into the case of Elshan Karimov, who is accused of publicly inciting violent seizure of power, has been completed in Azerbaijan.

The case materials have been forwarded to the Baku Serious Crimes Court for review by Judge Sabuhi Huseynov, Caliber.Az reports, citing local media.

Karimov was arrested in Rustamli village of Evlakh district on April 17, 2024. The Prosecutor General's Office has charged him under Article 281.1 of the Azerbaijani Criminal Code, which pertains to public calls for the violent seizure of power, violent retention of power, or violent alteration of the constitutional order, as well as for violations of the territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan or the dissemination of such materials.

On April 19, the Binagadi District Court imposed a three-month arrest as a preventive measure against him.