Movsum Samadov

Political career Movsum Samadov was a participant in the Azerbaijan National Liberation Movement that took place in Azerbaijan in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1990, he became a member of the People's Front of Azerbaijan and thus started his political activity. In 1993, he resigned from the Azerbaijan People's Front and joined the Azerbaijan Islamic Party. After completing his studies at the Qom Seminary, in February 2002, he returned to Azerbaijan and began to participate in the management of the Azerbaijan Islamic Party. In 2002-2007, he was elected chairman of the Guba branch of the Islamic Party of Azerbaijan, and in 2007, he was elected as the chairman of the whole party. 5 days after this incident: On January 7, 2011, while returning home from work, he was detained for allegedly violating traffic rules and was found guilty of disobeying the police and sentenced to 13 days of administrative detention. The 13-day prison sentence ended on January 20, 2011, during which he was detained at the Main Organized Crime Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

By the decision of the Baku Court of Serious Crimes dated October 7, 2011, M. Samadov was sentenced to 12 years in prison according to the provisions for which he was accused.

M. Samadov was sent to Baku City Penitentiary No. 11 after the court verdict. It has been "kars" several times here. On September 18, 2014, he was sent to Baku City Penitentiary No. 12 without any reason. On October 9, 2014, the Garadagh District Court issued a decision to transfer M. Samadov to Gobustan closed prison for a period of 2 years, based on the claim of the head of prison No. 11 of Baku city. An appeal was filed against the decision of the Garadagh court by his lawyer A. Gasimli. Based on the appeal, the court held on November 24, 2014, upheld that decision.

In popular culture In 2013, Javid Jabbarli's book "Allah amaninda" about Movsum Samadov was published, the presentation ceremony of the book took place on May 23, 2013, in Baku.

Nariman Mahmud published his book "Before the Divine Trial" about Movsum Samadov. The book contains the literary-journalistic narrative of N. Mahmud and the interviews given by M. Samadov to the press. The book was published in Baku in 2014.

A documentary-biographical narrative "Season of Mortals" was written about him, compiled and edited by Arzu Eyvazov.