11:06, 11 September 2026

The case of the underage sons of Bagirzade has reached the court.

The Baku court received the case of the two sons of the convicted leader of the "Muslim Unity" movement, Taleh Bagirzade. The defense was deprived of the opportunity to prepare for the hearing, as they did not receive the indictment.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", the preliminary investigation into the criminal case of the 15-year-old and 17-year-old sons of the leader of the "Muslim Unity" movement, Taleh Bagirzade, was completed in July. The elder was charged under Article 127.2.3 and 221.2.1 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan, while the younger was charged under Article 221.2.1. They face up to five and three years of imprisonment, respectively.

In April, a criminal case was initiated against the 17-year-old son of the imprisoned Taleh Bagirzade. The teenager was accused of beating a peer in the village of Buzovna. According to the security forces, he provoked a conflict and hit the girl. However, the boy's mother, Leila Ismailzade, stated that her son was provoked. She claims that the teenager defended his younger brother, who was beaten and insulted. She asserts that the girl attacked her son, and he was only defending himself.

On September 10, the first court hearing in the case of Taleh Bagirzade's two sons took place at the Khazar District Court, reports Meydan TV on its website.

During the preliminary hearing, it became clear that the indictment had not been provided to either the lawyers or Leila Ismailzade - the mother and legal representative of the accused teenagers. Therefore, the parties could not prepare for the court proceedings.

The judge handed the indictment to Leila Ismailzade and provided time until September 17 to familiarize herself with the charges, according to the publication.

It should be noted that in January 2017, Taleh Bagirzade and 17 of his supporters were sentenced to terms ranging from 10 to 20 years on charges of organizing riots following a security operation in November 2015, which resulted in the deaths of seven people, according to a report by the "Caucasian Knot" "Nardaran". The defendants complained of torture and did not admit guilt. Azerbaijani human rights activists consider the figures in the "Nardaran case" to be political prisoners.

In February 2025, the ECHR recognized as unlawful the pre-trial detention of Taleh Bagirzade and his supporters Zulfuqar Mikailov and Elman Agazade.

Translated automatically via OpenAI from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/426534