On February 23, as a result of operational-investigative measures conducted by the State Security Service, Salahov Mirjavad Seyidagha, a citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan, was detained as a member of the terrorist organization the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) on suspicion of committing criminal acts of financing terrorism, the Press Office of the Azerbaijani State Security Service reported.

It was determined that Mirjavad Salahov joined the ranks of the terrorist organization ISIS in Raqqa, Syria, and was sent to a special training camp. He learned how to use firearms by participating in combat training. Later, he started working as an accountant for the terrorist organization ISIS. During this period, he provided monthly cash and food supplies to the members of that terrorist organization and their families who participated in armed conflicts and provided financial aid to the members of this organization who were injured during armed conflicts and to the families of those who died. He was active in the organization of separatism and hid in other countries for a while to avoid criminal responsibility.

It was also determined that Salahov Mirjavad Seyidaga oglu was involved in the terrorist organization ISIS by his brother Salahov Mirjalal Seyidaga oglu. Mirjalal Salahov was injured by participating in military operations conducted by the said terrorist organization in the Syrian Arab Republic.

In the criminal case, Mirjavad Salahov was charged with 214-1 (financing terrorism) and 283-1.3 (participation in armed conflicts outside the country's borders) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, 283-1.1 and 283-1.3 (from the country's borders) of the Criminal Code of Mirjalal Salahov They were brought to criminal responsibility under the articles of involvement in armed conflicts abroad and participation in such armed conflicts) and a pretrial detention measure was chosen for them.