A search began at Anar Mammadli’s apartment (updated)

A search began at Anar Mammadli’s apartment.

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The Ministry of Internal Affairs confirmed the detention of Anar Mammadli 

Anar Mammadli was detained, an investigation is underway, additional information will be provided to the public.

Ibrahim Amiraslani, a colleague of the press service of the Turana Ministry of Internal Affairs, said this.

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Anar Mammadli is detained

Head of the  Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Center (EMDSC) Anar Mammadli  has been detained today in Baku on Teymur Aliyev Street and taken away to an unknown destination, Mammadli’s colleagues reported.  The EMDSC is known for its independent election monitoring.

In 2013, Mammadli was already arrested and sentenced to prison on charges of committing economic crimes. He was recognized as a political prisoner. Mammadli was awarded the Vaclav Havel Prize.

Earlier, the pro-government press called him among the representatives of civil society who “use Western money to work against Azerbaijan.”