Court judgement on appeal of group fighting in Syria announced

Baku. 9 December. REPORT.AZ/ Court, which was held in Baku Court of Appeal on appeal of 6 group members charged for fighting in Syria in composition of illegal armed groups - Ruslan Mustafayev, Tariyel Mustafayev, Namig Mammadov, Elvin Aliyev, Tural Hasanov and Farid Muradov, has completed. 

Report informs, in the session held under chairmanship of judge Ilgar Murguzov, judgement of Baku Court on Grave Crimes was kept unchanged. 

As a result of anti-terrorist measures, Ministry of National Security (MNS) detained five people suspected of creating armed formations or groups unforeseen by the legislation of the Azerbaijan Republic of, as well as participation in their creation and activity, supplying them with weapons, ammunition, explosives, military equipment or military equipment, as well as the involvement of Azerbaijani citizens or stateless persons residing in Azerbaijan, to armed conflicts outside of Azerbaijan to disseminate religious trainings under the guise of performing religious ceremonies, or on the grounds of religious hatred or conduct military exercises for this purpose, any establishment serving this purpose, stable group or guide a group and other illegal activities.

According to the facts of the Main Investigation Department of the MNS, criminal cases under Article 12.1, 279.1 and 12.3, 28, 214. 2.1, 12.3, 28, 214. 2.3, 12.1, 218.2 və 283-1.3 Articles of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan were filed. A preventive measure in the form of arrest applied to the detainees in term of 14 years and 13,5 years in prison.

As revealed, they participated in various activities of armed forces in Syria, which are unforeseen by the legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan.