Lankaran court sentences spy for Armenia to 18 years in prison

The trial of Iqbal Abilov, accused of state treason for carrying out assignments from Armenian intelligence services, has concluded.

According to Report, the case was heard in the Lankaran Court for Grave Crimes, which sentenced Iqbal Abilov to 18 years in prison.

Abilov, who had been living abroad, was detained as a result of a special operation by the State Security Service (SSS) of Azerbaijan.

While in a third country, Abilov carried out tasks assigned by Armenian intelligence agents and engaged in actions aimed at inciting ethnic hatred and enmity within the territory of Azerbaijan.

He was charged under the following articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan:

Article 274 – Treason

Article 281.3 – Public calls against the state made at the order of foreign organizations or their representatives

Article 283.1 – Actions inciting national, racial, social, or religious hatred and enmity.