Baku detains Azerbaijani citizen over allegations of working with foreign agents PHOTO

The Sabayil District Court of Baku has held a hearing regarding the preventive measure against Azerbaijani citizen Azer Akif oglu Bagirov, who is accused of state treason.

Bagirov was detained by Azerbaijan's State Security Service in Jordan and subsequently extradited to Azerbaijan, Caliber.Az reports. 

He faces charges of high treason, espionage, and assisting foreign intelligence services.

Case materials indicate that Bagirov was allegedly used by a foreign special service to conceal its involvement in sabotage operations in third countries. Acting against Azerbaijan’s national security, he reportedly engaged in espionage under the guise of his Azerbaijani citizenship.

Following the hearing, the court ruled to place Azer Bagirov under arrest as a preventive measure under Article 274 of Azerbaijan’s Criminal Code, which pertains to treason.

By Tamilla Hasanova