BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 16. The appeals ofPopular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) Chairman Ali Karimli andmember of the party’s Executive Committee Mammad Ibrahim regardingthe extension of their pretrial detention were reviewed andrejected by the Baku Court of Appeals,Trend reports.
The two were detained in an operation conducted by the StateSecurity Service (SSS), and the court today confirmed that theirappeals would not be granted.
Last year, the Sabail District Court initially ordered pretrialdetention for Ali Karimli and Mammad Ibrahim for two months and 15days. Their detention was extended for an additional four months onFebruary 9, 2026.
Both individuals are charged under Article 278.1 of the CriminalCode (actions aimed at forcibly seizing power or violently changingthe constitutional order of the state).
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