Human rights activist Rufat Safarov has been detained as a suspect under Article 178.3.2 (fraud committed with causing major damage) and 221.1 (hooliganism) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan, his lawyer Bahruz Bayramov told Turan. He noted that Safarov does not admit his guilt and believes that the criminal case against him was initiated due to his human rights activities and the award of the US State Department for his efforts in protecting...

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