"Ali Karimli's whereabouts were unclear on November 30, a day after the raid on his Baku home, according to the Popular Front Party. Other officials with the party, known as AXCP, also reported their residences searched and had also gone missing. Turan Ibrahim, whose father Mammad serves as a member of the party's presidium, said in a post on Facebook that more than a dozen security agents searched his father's house, seizing his phone and computer and took him to undisclosed locations."
"Reuters, citing unnamed Azerbaijani government official, said Karimli's detention was linked to an ongoing criminal case against Ramiz Mehdiyev, a longtime ally of the late President Heydar Aliyev, who led Azerbaijan until shortly before his death in 2003. Heydar's son, Ilham, took over the presidency shortly before his father's death. Since then, he has systematically suppressed dissent by detaining independent journalists, opposition figures, and civil society activists."
Ali Karimli, leader of the Popular Front Party (AXCP), was detained after a raid on his Baku apartment, and his whereabouts were unclear on November 30. Other AXCP officials reported searches of their residences and subsequent disappearances. Turan Ibrahim reported that security agents searched his father's home, seized electronic devices, and took him to undisclosed locations. Several party members alleged harassment and surveillance on social media. State Security Service and Interior Ministry did not respond to RFE/RL queries. Pro-government outlets linked the search to an unspecified criminal case. Reuters tied the detention to a criminal case involving Ramiz Mehdiyev, and officials insisted freedoms are protected.
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