The father of imprisoned activist Möhyəddin Orucov, a member of the “İşçi Masası” movement, has had his vehicle confiscated by traffic police due to an alleged unpaid fine amounting to 40,800 AZN (approx. €21,800).
Orucov’s family told Meydan TV that the incident occurred on June 17 while they were en route to visit him at the Qaradağ detention facility. Police stopped the family’s “Naz Lifan” vehicle in the “20 Yanvar” district and directed it to an impound lot:
“The traffic police ordered us to stop. After checking my husband’s documents, they claimed we had unpaid speeding fines and said the car would be taken. We were kept on the roadside for two hours, then the car was sent to the impound lot and we were taken to the Badamdar Traffic Police Department. There, officials told us that we had years-old unpaid speeding fines totaling 40,300 AZN, which they confirmed via phone calls.”
The family stressed that no prior warning or notification had been issued about the fines:
“If there were really such fines, why weren’t we informed in time? We’ve been going from one department to another. They just say the order came from the Baku City Main Police Department and they can’t do anything.”
The incident came just days after Möhyəddin’s father, Shahbəddin Orucov, publicly criticized his son’s arrest and alleged torture by police. The family suspects the seizure of the vehicle is retaliation for his public statements. They plan to challenge the matter in court.
Authorities have not yet commented on the case.
Möhyəddin Orucov was first detained in October 2023 and sentenced to 30 days of administrative arrest for allegedly disobeying police orders. On December 13, shortly after his release, he was arrested again—this time on drug-related charges under Article 234.4.3 of the Criminal Code, which deals with large-scale drug offenses. Orucov denies the accusations, calling them politically motivated.
In court, he stated that his troubles began after exposing labor rights violations at “ATEF Group,” where he worked as a warehouse manager. Following his release, he gave a public interview about police misconduct, after which he was rearrested. The Baku Serious Crimes Court later downgraded the charges and sentenced him to three years in prison.
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