Overview
- The Sabail District Court on December 1 remanded Popular Front Party leader Ali Karimli in custody until February 13, 2026 under Criminal Code Article 278.1 for alleged actions aimed at the violent seizure of power.
- Karimli was detained on November 29 after a raid on his Baku apartment and was reported held incommunicado for two days.
- Popular Front presidium member Mammad Ibrahim was also arrested as other party figures reported home searches or went missing, with the charges carrying potential life sentences if convicted.
- Authorities link the arrests to an investigation into former presidential administration head Ramiz Mehdiyev, as National Council chairman Jamil Hasanli was summoned for questioning, while the opposition denies any connection.
- Amnesty International condemned the detention as politically motivated repression, while in Turkey activist Gultekin Hajibeyli remained unlocatable after being detained in Istanbul with media reporting she could be deported to Azerbaijan.