The Baku Court of Appeal on Tuesday upheld a lower court decision to extend the pre-trial detention of Ali Kerimli, chairman of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (PFPA), by four months, rejecting an appeal filed by his defense. Kerimli and his adviser Mammad Ibrahim were detained in late November 2025 by the State Security Service on charges under Article 278.1 of the Criminal Code (violent seizure of power). The initial detention was set to...

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