"A court in Baku has ordered pre-trial detention for the leader of Azerbaijan's main opposition Popular Front Party (AXCP) after he went missing over the weekend following a police raid of his apartment. Ali Karimli was remanded in custody until February 13, 2026, by the Sabail District Court on December 1 after he was charged with plotting to overthrow President Ilham Aliyev. Mammad Ibrahim, who serves as a member of the party's presidium, was also arrested, while other officials with the party also reported their residences searched and had also gone missing."
"Karimli and Ibrahim face penalties of up to life imprisonment if convicted. Local media reported that National Council Chairman Jamil Hasanli was summoned for questioning by the State Security Service over an ongoing criminal case against Ramiz Mehdiyev, head of the presidential administration from 1994 to 2019. Mehdiyev was placed under house arrest in October on various charges, including for an attempt to illegally seize power. The arrests of Karimli and his father are reportedly tied to that investigation."
A court in Baku ordered pre-trial detention for Ali Karimli after he went missing following a police raid. The Sabail District Court remanded Karimli in custody until February 13, 2026, on charges of plotting to overthrow President Ilham Aliyev. Mammad Ibrahim, a presidium member of the Popular Front Party, was also arrested, and other party officials reported searches of their residences and went missing. Karimli and Ibrahim face up to life imprisonment if convicted. National Council Chairman Jamil Hasanli was summoned in a case linked to Ramiz Mehdiyev, who was placed under house arrest in October. An Azerbaijani activist, Gultekin Hajibeyli, was detained in Turkey and reported at risk of deportation to Azerbaijan.
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