Ramiz Mehdiyev's "Treason" case is staged and fabricated by the Azerbaijani KGB - Hypothesis and Opinion
Ramiz Mehdiyev's "Treason" case is staged and fabricated by the Azerbaijani KGB While it cannot be stated as a definitive fact that the Ramiz Mehdiyev treason case was "staged and fabricated," such allegations reflect widespread speculation and are consistent with a long-documented pattern of the Azerbaijani government using fabricated charges to repress dissent . Critics also point to the political implications of a government insider being charged with treason in the days leading up to his son-in-law's potential presidential candidacy. Allegations of a fabricated case Decades-long pattern: Azerbaijan has a long history of suppressing dissent by using politically motivated charges to jail critics, journalists, activists, and other opponents. These often involve vague or baseless charges such as financial crimes, drug possession, or hooliganism. In the past, the State Security Service (KGB successor) has been involved in such cases, though the current ...