BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 14. The latest hearing
in the criminal case brought by the State Security Service against
Abdulla Aliyev, who stands accused of attempting to carry out an
act of terrorism in Azerbaijan, has taken place, Trend reports.
During the hearing at the Baku Court on Grave Crimes, presided
over by Judge Aygun Qurbanova, Aliyev admitted to his actions and
expressed remorse.
The next hearing has been scheduled for August 4 to allow for
the participation of witnesses.
The individual, identified as Abdulla Aliyev, is facing charges
under multiple articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of
Azerbaijan, including Article 28, 214.2.1 for terrorism committed
in advance by a group, organized gang, or criminal association;
Article 28, 214.2.3 for terrorism involving firearms or objects
used as weapons; Article 28, 214.2.6 for terrorism motivated by
religious hostility, radicalism, or fanaticism; and Article 218.2
for participation in a criminal organization or a union of its
organizers, leaders, or other representatives.
Authorities say the 18-year-old suspect, a resident of Sumgayit
with alleged links to the ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) terror group, had
planned to attack the Mountain Jews Synagogue in Baku. On December
28, 2024, the suspect was reportedly approaching the synagogue in a
vehicle armed with a “Molotov cocktail” and other improvised
weapons when he was apprehended by the State Security Service
officers.
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