Baku: A preparatory court hearing has been held in the criminal case of Abdulla Aliyev, who is accused of preparing to commit a terrorist act in Azerbaijan, APA reports. The defendant’s personal details were clarified during the session held at the Baku Court on Grave Crimes under the chairmanship of Judge Aygun Qurbanova. The court decided to review the case, and the court hearing is scheduled for June 2.

According to Azeri-Press News Agency, Abdulla Aliyev is charged under several articles of the Criminal Code, including Articles 28, 214.2.1 for terrorism committed by a group of persons in advance conspiracy, an organized group or a criminal organization; 28, 214.2.3 for terrorism committed using firearms or objects used as weapons; 28, 214.2.6 for terrorism committed on the grounds of religious enmity, religious radicalism, or religious fanaticism; and Article 218.2 for participation in a criminal organization or in a union of organizers, leaders, or other representatives of organized groups.

The indictment details that Abdulla Aliyev, an 18-year-old resident of Sumgayit linked to the terrorist organization ‘ISIS-Khorasan,’ was preparing to carry out a terrorist act against the ‘Mountain Jews Synagogue of Baku.’ He was detained by officers of the State Security Service (SSS) while preparing to attack the synagogue with a Molotov cocktail.

On December 28 of last year, Aliyev approached the synagogue by car, intending to carry out an attack using a Molotov cocktail and other items intended to be used as weapons. During the operation, objects and items intended to be used as weapons were discovered and confiscated from Abdulla Aliyev and his vehicle.