ARRESTS IN JUNE 2021
18 June
The State Security Service reported on the detention in Ukraine of a suspect in the Syrian war
Mirahad Mirismayilli
According to the report of the Azerbaijani State Security Service (SSS), as a result of joint operative-searching measures of special services of Azerbaijan and Ukraine, 42-year-old Mirahad Mirismayilli was detained and extradited to Baku. He is charged with participating in combat operations in Syria as a member of illegal armed groups.
According to the public relations department of the SSS, the investigation established that M.Mirismayilli went to Syria on 20 June 2013 where he was actively involved, together with other Azerbaijani citizens, in the activities of the “Jund ash-Sham” criminal group which operated under the leadership of Aqil Hajiyev.
He was charged under Articles 12.1, 279.1 (Participation in illegal activities as part of an illegal armed group abroad) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic.
It should be added that “under a court decision he has been arrested as a preventive measure. In his testimony, he confessed to the crime. Operational and investigative measures are under way in the criminal case, “the press release says.