Mahammad Kekalov

Affiliated media: AbzasMedia , Director

Incident date: June 20, 2025

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Apa.az

Location: Azerbaijan, Baku

Additional information:

The final hearing in the criminal case against the employees of Abzas Media took place on June 20, 2025, at the Baku Court on Grave Crimes, presided over by Judge Rasim Sadikhov. During the session, the defendants delivered their final statements, after which the court announced its verdict. According to the decision, Ulvi Hasanli and Sevinc Vagifgizi (Abbasova) were each sentenced to nine years in prison, Mahammad Kekalov received seven years and six months, Nargiz Absalamova and Elnara Gasimova were sentenced to eight years each, and Hafiz Babali and Farid Mehralizade received nine years each. The defendants were initially charged under Article 206.3.2 of the Criminal Code (smuggling committed by a group). During the investigation, additional charges were brought under several articles, including Article 193-1.3.2 (legalisation of criminally obtained funds or other property, committed in large amounts).