Gultakin Hajiyeva released from police, but investigation against her continues /UPDATED/

Baku/30.11.22/Turan: Detained at Baku airport in the early hours of this morning, Gultakin Hajiyeva, a member of the coordination centre of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF), was released from police around 10am.

"I was detained at half past four in the morning at the passport control on arrival from Brussels. The border guards said I was wanted.

They first escorted me to the air transport police department and then took me to the Nasimi district police department," Hajiyeva told Turan.

As it turned out, a criminal case was opened against her on October 27.

"I have not been in Azerbaijan since the beginning of September. In my absence, a criminal case was opened against me under Article 147.2 (slander for commission of a grave or especially grave crime).

I was not informed, although my mobile phone was open to calls and text messages. Moreover, they put me on a wanted list and appointed a lawyer, who also failed to inform me about the criminal case", Hajiyeva continued.

According to her, the basis of the criminal case was her comment under one user's Facebook post.

"This user consistently wrote offensive statuses of national character, I consider it xenophobia and separatism.

This person is an unknown social media user and a few days later he deleted the post.  And now, for a non-existent post and comment, the court declared me wanted," Hajiyeva said.

She added that the court's decision to search and detain her was annulled; however, the court proceedings were renewed and a trial was scheduled for 8 December. -0-

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2022 November 30 (Wednesday) 10:24:19

Gultekin Hajiyeva "invited" to the police - Ministry of Internal Affairs/UPDATED/

Baku/30.11.22/Turan: Elshad Hajiyev, head of the department for media and public relations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, confirmed that Gultekin Hajiyeva was in the police.

According to him, Hajiyeva was “invited” to the relevant police department in connection with the investigation.

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2022 November 30 (Wednesday) 07:51:51

The police detained Gultekin Hajiyeva. She has been charged with defamation

Baku/30.11.22/Turan: Gultekin Hajiyeva, a member of the Coordinating Council of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF), was detained by the police at approximately 03.30 this morning at the Baku airport while returning from Brussels.

Vahid Maharramov, a member of the coordination council of the NCDF, told Turan that Gadzhieva was held at the airport for more than two hours. She was informed that a criminal case had been opened against her under article 147.2 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan (Slander about the commission of a grave and especially grave crime. Provides for punishment of two years of correctional labor or three years of imprisonment).

Hajiyeva was taken to the police department of the Nasimi district of Baku. It is not yet known from whose side the lawsuit against Gadzhieva was filed.—0-