ARRESTS IN JULY 2021
7 July
Muslim Unity Movement activist detained
Razi Humbatov
On 7 July 2021, a member of the Muslim Unity Movement (MUM) Razi Humbatov was detained by several people in civilian clothes in the Jeyranbatan village of the Absheron region. They put him in a car and took away in an unknown direction. According to the MUM, the reason for the arrest was most likely Humbatov’s publications on social networks. The attempts to get comments in the Ministry of Internal Affairs were futile.
9 July
Muslim Unity activist accused of drug trafficking
Razi Humbatov
According to the lawyer Javad Javadov, a member of the Muslim Unity Movement, public activist Razi Humbatov was charged under the Article 234.4.3 (Illegal drug trafficking) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic. He was arrested by the decision of the Narimanov District Court of Baku.
At the same time, the lawyer has not yet managed to meet with his client.
“Now I am preparing a complaint in the order of judicial supervision over the detention of Humbatov, and an appeal will be filed against the decision to arrest,” Javadov said.
Razi Humbatov was detained on July 7 in the village of Jeyranbatan. According to the NGO “Line of Defense”, Razi Humbatov was taken to the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and was tortured there.
12 July
Defense challenged the arrest of a religious activist
Razi Humbatov
The lawyer Javad Javadov has been filed an appeal against the arrest of an activist of the Muslim Unity Movement (MUM) Razi Humbatov.
The lawyer filed a complaint against the detention of Razi Humbatov, which, according to the defense, was accompanied by violations of the law, through judicial review.
After being detained on 7 July in the village of Jeyranbatan, Humbatov had no opportunity to contact his relatives, to invite the desired lawyer.
In addition, family members in the police did not give information about the place of his detention, although, as it turned out on 8 July, the Baku City Narimanov District Court chose a preventive measure against him in the form of arrest in connection with the charge brought under the Article 234.4.3 (Drug trafficking on a large scale) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic. Under this article, he faces a sentence of imprisonment for up to 12 years.
Humbatov has already been transferred to the pre-trial detention center of the Penitentiary Service. The lawyer, however, has not yet been able to meet with him.
The investigation is ongoing in the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The MUM believes that the arrest of Humbatov is because of his criticizing the authorities on social networks, as well as an active fight against the spread of drugs among young people,” the organization said.