Baku:The investigation into the case of a Belarusian citizen accused of vandalizing the Nizami Cinema Center in Baku has concluded. The individual, Ardeshir Seyfpour Saad Abadi, faces charges related to graffiti found on the building's walls.

According to Azeri-Press news agency, the criminal case against Abadi has been forwarded to the Baku Court of Grave Crimes, where it will be heard under the chairmanship of Judge Babek Panahov. Abadi is accused of painting graffiti on the facade of the Nizami Cinema Center, an architectural monument of national importance, during the night of April 1-2.

The incident involved three schoolchildren and Abadi, who is a Belarusian citizen born in Iran in 2006. He has been residing in Azerbaijan since September 1, 2024, and is a second-year student at ADA University. Abadi has been charged under Article 246.4.3 of the Criminal Code, which pertains to the intentional damage or destruction of cultural property by a group acting in prior conspiracy. He is currently in pretrial detention.