On 30 December the interrogation of employees "Radio Liberty" in the Investigation Department for Serious Crimes of the Prosecutor General's Office continues. In particular, they questioned two more employees. Thus, the former coordinator of the Baku Office, Babak Bekir, was questioned for three hours. During the interrogation, he was accompanied by a legal representative Namizad Safarov. Today was questioned another officer, whose name is still unknown. On 26 December was conducted a search in the office of "Radio Liberty", where prosecutors seized equipment and documents, and the office was sealed. On December 27, about 30 employees of the editorial office were forcibly taken to the prosecutor's office for questioning.
It is still not clear what is the crime. However, it can be assumed that the investigators are looking for compromising material against the radio columnist, Khadija Ismailova, which had previously been arrested on trumped up charges. It is possible that the editor will be accused of tax evasion and other financial irregularities to eliminate Bureau of the radio in Baku.-03B-
Politics
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The Advisory Committee of the Council of Europe's Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities has published its fifth periodic report on Azerbaijan.
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On November 18, during COP29 in Baku, a press conference was held with European Commissioner for Climate Action, Wopke Hoekstra. Turan Agency asked her: How can the EU assist in the implementation of projects for transporting green energy from Azerbaijan to Europe?
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On November 18, a single-person protest took place in the "Green Zone" at COP29. The protest was held by Ismail Djafarsoy, a technical staff member at the event. Djafarsoy claimed that the rights of over 500 workers were being violated, as they had not been paid their wages. According to him, workers hired for the month of November were promised a daily payment of 20 manats.
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Sevinj Vagifgizi, the chief editor of Abzas Media, who is being held at the Baku Pre-Detention Center-1, injured her hand while protesting the closure of windows in her cell, her lawyer, Agil Laidj, who visited her on November 18, said.
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