Parents of those accused of financing ISIS staged a protest

Baku/20.04.24/Turan: On Tuesday, the Grave Crimes Court continued the trial of Samir Gurbanov and 10 more persons accused of financing the terrorist organization ISIS.

According to the parents of the defendants, they are on a hunger strike for 50 days, protesting against the unjustified criminal prosecution.

Today they were brought to trial in handcuffs because at the meeting on February 23 in court they inflicted cuts on themselves with cutting objects.

After the meeting, the parents of the accused went to the presidential administration to protest against the persecution of their children, but the police blocked their way.

The parents claimed that as a result of the hunger strike, Babek Mammadli, Aladdin Amir and Aflatun Bayramov lost 20 kg.

The defendants in this case Aladdin Ibishov, Shakhriyar Jabbarov, Aflatun Bayramov, Elgun Ismayilov, Tehran Gasimov, Orkhan Gurbanov, Amin Hasanov, Javid Amanov, Yusif Imanov, Samir Gurbanov and Babek Mammadli were arrested several years ago on charges of participating in the war illegal armed groups. They are charged with Articles 167-2.2.1 (illegal production, import and distribution of religious literature), 167-3.1 (illegal circulation of religious extremist literature), 214 (terrorism) and 218 (creation of a criminal community) of the Criminal Code.

The trial began in February 2020. However, due to the pandemic, the trial was interrupted for a long time. –30B-