Irakli Shotadze
Baku / 28.06.17 / Turan: "The Georgian side demands law enforcement bodies of Azerbaijan create conditions for interrogation of the journalist Afgan Mukhtarli, abducted and forwarded to Azerbaijan on April 29," the public prosecutor Irakli Shotadze told journalists in Tbilisi on April 27, noting that the Georgian side is waiting for an answer.
"The Georgian Prosecutor's Office appealed to Azerbaijani colleagues and requested materials on the case of Afgan Mukhtarli," Shotadze said.
He noted that after receiving the relevant materials, final legal conclusions will be drawn and appropriate steps will be taken in this regard. --0--
Politics
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