Islamist Osman militant will appear before court

In the coming days, a 45-year-old Akif Osmanov, a member of the Azeri Jamaat group, accused of conducting hostilities as part of armed groups in Syria.

will appear before the court.

According to haqqın.az, the preliminary investigation in the criminal case has been completed. The materials of the criminal case were sent for consideration by the Baku court for serious crimes. The case is conducted by Judge Javid Huseynov. The preparatory court session is scheduled for January 19.

Note that as a result of the investigation of the criminal case it turned out that Osmanov was military training in the camp of the Islamist militants in the Syrian city of Atma. After he participated in the battles as part of the Azeri Jamaat group. Investigators also found that Osmanov enjoyed a fake Uzbek passport to avoid pursuit by law enforcement officers.

Akif Osmanov was detained during the special operation of the State Security Service of Azerbaijan in May 2022 and brought to criminal liability under Articles 12.1, 279.1 (the creation of armed groups or groups not provided for by the legislation of the Azerbaijani Republic, as well as participation in their creation and activities, supply their weapons, ammunition, explosives, military equipment or equipment of a soldier) of the Azerbaijan Criminal Code, a preventive measure in the form of arrest

was elected by a court decision