Mina Aliyarli is in danger of being arrested
An employee of “AbzasMedia” was summoned for questioning
Journalists have been summoned to the police in connection with the “AbzasMedia” case.
On April 17, journalist Mina Alyarli was again invited for questioning at the Baku City Police Department.
On April 15, Togrul Huseynov, the chief investigator of the Serious Crimes Investigation Department of the Investigation Department of the BSHBPI, called him and said that he had additional questions about the investigation.
This will be the second interrogation of the journalist in connection with the same case.
He previously gave a statement to the investigation on November 23 last year. So far, all journalists who have been summoned for questioning in the case for the second time have been arrested.
Last year, on November 20, the director of “AbzasMedia” Ulvi Hasanli, his deputy Muhammad Kekalov, on November 21, the editor-in-chief of the website Sevinj Vagifgizi, on November 30, reporter Nargiz Absalamova, on December 13, investigative journalist Hafiz Babali, on January 13 journalist Elnara Gasimova was detained. They were charged under Article 206.3.2 of the Criminal Code (smuggling, when committed by a group of persons who colluded in advance), and preventive measures of arrest were chosen.
If the court accepts the accusations of the prosecutor’s office during the investigation, journalists face up to 8 years in prison. The journalists deny the accusations and link their arrests with corruption investigations published in “AbzasMedia”.
Starting from February 24, the prison terms of all journalists arrested in connection with the “AbzasMedia” case have been extended by another 3 months. International organizations linked these decisions with the groundless conduct of the investigation and said that there is pressure on journalists.