The State Security Service of Azerbaijan has opened a criminal case against Azerbaijani citizen Emil Mammadov (born in 1981)—and on suspicion of high treason.

According to Azerbaijani media, citing the State Security Service, "(…) it turned out that in exchange for material gain, Emil Mammadov met—in the territory of a third country—with the employees of Armenia’s security services to assist them in carrying out the instructions of the representatives of foreign special services.

“Taking the side of the adversary—to the detriment of Azerbaijan's sovereignty, territorial integrity, state security, and combat-readiness—, he received instructions to gather information that could be used to the detriment of Azerbaijan's state security.

“Well-founded suspicions have arisen that he had secret connections with the representatives of Armenia’s special services; they followed the rules of conspiracy.

“Emil Mammadov will be held accountable under Article 274 (high treason) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan.

“He has been arrested by a court decision."