On Monday, the Narimanov district court of Baku rejected a defense motion to transfer the activist of the Party of People’s Front of Azerbaijan (PPFA) Punkhan Kerimli under house arrest, his relatives told Turan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It should be added that Kerimli, who was readmitted from Germany last November, was detained on January 25 and arrested for four months on drug trafficking charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
He was detained on January 25 at the Narimanov metro station as he was leaving the Tax Department building. Kerimli was beaten during his detention and in police custody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to his relatives, the activist was threatened with tortures if he did not sign a confession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In court, Kerimli said that he was being prosecuted for political reasons, for his participation in German protests against human rights violations in Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The investigation claims Kerimli was found to have 7.5 grams of heroin and 2.5 grams of methamphetamine. The activist said the drugs were planted on him. Kerimli, 32, has been a professional athlete for 10 years and has no bad habits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The defense will appeal against the refusal to transfer him under house arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Note that on January 27, another activist, Jafar Mirzoev, who was expelled from Germany in November 2021, was detained on charges of drug trafficking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Besides, two other activists, deported from Germany, Mutallim Orudzhev and Malik Rzayev, were arrested last fall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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