Security forces conducted searches at the homes of Ali Kerimli and his advisor.

Law enforcement officers are conducting searches at the homes of PFPA leader Ali Karimli and his adviser Mammad Ibrahim. Another party activist, Fariz Alizade, has not responded to calls.

On the afternoon of November 29, law enforcement agencies are conducting searches at the apartments of PFPA leader Ali Karimli and his adviser Mammad Ibrahim.

"A search is being conducted at the home of PFPA chairman Ali Karimli. Our attempts to contact Ali Karimli and his family members have been unsuccessful. We received information from a lawyer whose colleague was invited in connection with the search of Karimli. A search is also being conducted at Mammad Ibrahim's apartment. We have also been unable to contact him. "They will probably both be arrested," a PFPA functionary told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. (2:00 p.m. Moscow time).

Furthermore, according to him, the head of the Sabunchu district organization of the PFPA, Fariz Alizade, has not been in touch since November 28.

Law enforcement agencies could not be reached for comment.

The pro-government agency APA, citing sources, reported that the search of Karimli's home is being carried out "as part of an investigation conducted by the State Security Service" in connection with the case against former head of the presidential administration, Ramiz Mehdiyev.

"Associating opposition leader Ali Karimli with Ramiz Mehdiyev, who has dedicated his life to serving the current criminal and corrupt regime, is a gross violation of the law and morality," reads a post on the Facebook page* of the Azadlyg newspaper, a publication affiliated with the PFPA.

As "Caucasian Knot" reported, in November, PFPA members Farid Guliyev and Valishan Hasanov were arrested under administrative law. Both opposition figures had recently been driving party leader Ali Karimli around in their cars. Faig Nagiyev, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, has been sentenced to 30 days of administrative arrest. The party noted that three activists were subjected to similar persecution in early November and called it politically motivated. On December 2, 2024, Ali Karimli was sentenced to a fine in a defamation case, despite a private prosecutor demanding six months in prison. The Baku Court of Appeal upheld the guilty verdict. Aydin Aliyev, a former member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, accused Karimli of defamation, filing a complaint as a private criminal prosecution. Aliyev is the former chairman of the PFPA's audit commission, expelled from the party for engaging in pro-government public activities. Karimli linked the case to his political activities.