Baku:The detention period for Belarusian citizen Ardeshir Seyfpour Saad Abadi, who is accused of drawing graffiti on the walls of the Nizami Cinema Center in Baku, has been extended.

According to Azeri-Press news agency, a motion regarding the extension was submitted to the Nasimi District Court, which granted the investigative authority's request to extend the pre-trial detention by 20 days.

The incident occurred on the night of April 1-2, when the Nizami Cinema Center, a building of national significance located at 20 Bulbul Avenue, was vandalized with graffiti. The individuals identified in connection with the act include Munavvar Taleh gizi Barkhudayeva, Layla Samir gizi Muradi, Shafiqa Farid gizi Garashli, and Ardeshir Seyfpour Saad Abadi. Abadi, born in Iran in 2006, has been residing in Azerbaijan since September 1, 2024, and is a student at ADA University.