Aghali Yahyayev

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Aghali Yahyayev is imprisoned for his religious leadership role

On August 31, 2023, Azerbaijani authorities arrested Yahyayev, a member of the Board of Directors of the Muslim Unity Movement. 

On September 20, 2024, the Sumgayit Grave Crimes Court, presided over by Judge Elchin Mammadov, sentenced him to 7 years' imprisonment for "Illegally purchasing or storing without a purpose of selling narcotics or psychotropic substances" (Art. 234.1 ACC). Yahyayev's wife and other family members reported that officers beat his legs repeatedly with a baton to obtain a confession.