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| Nine residents of Azerbaijan suspected of collaborating with Iranian intelligence services |
| 2023-10-30 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] Nine people suspected of collaborating with Iranian intelligence services to create a Sharia state in Azerbaijan have been arrested. As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote, on May 16, security forces reported that they had detained seven residents of Azerbaijan (Elgun Agayeva, Ruslan Aliyev, Yusif Mirzoev, Elvin Jafarov, Savalana Huseynli, Bilal Sujeddin, Maharramali Musayev), who, according to investigators, were on instructions curator from Iran planned armed attacks with the aim of creating a state governed by Sharia law, “Kerime”. Nine people suspected of collaborating with Iranian intelligence services to create the Kerime state were arrested in Azerbaijan, Trend reports today. Those arrested were Farman Kerimov, Rufat Mailov, Vilayat Gadimov, Agil Rzayev, Bahruz Sadigov, Suleiman Alekperov, Usub Aliyev, Musa Guliyev and Tofig Ragimov, the agency reports. The publication does not specify under what article the case is being investigated. The State Security Service of Azerbaijan, as of 14.27 Moscow time, did not report on its website about the detention of the suspects. Let us recall that on April 6, Azerbaijani security forces detained six people suspected of collaborating with Iranian intelligence services. The investigation believes that they planned to create a “Kerime” state on the territory of Azerbaijan, governed by Sharia laws. On March 12, security forces in Azerbaijan reported the detention of more than 20 people on suspicion of involvement in a “deeply echeloned” Iranian spy network. Relations between Iran and Azerbaijan have worsened against the backdrop of Baku’s plans to implement the Zangezur corridor project through Armenia. In October-November 2022, both countries held military exercises near the border and exchanged accusations of terrorist and sabotage activities. On January 27, the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran was attacked, the head of security was killed and two guards were wounded. On April 3, the countries exchanged notes of protest with accusations of propaganda between the two countries against each other. On April 6, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry declared four employees of the Iranian Embassy in Baku persona non grata, and on May 5, the Iranian Foreign Ministry in response declared the undesirability of four Azerbaijani diplomats staying in the country. |
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