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