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Wafa Nagi and Shahla Karim detained in Neftchala
Vafa Nagi (Nagieva) - a candidate from Neftchala district for the Milli Majlis elections on 1 September, was detained in Neftchala on Friday.
At that noon she set up a tent and started a protest action in front of the District Election Commission building.
According to her relatives, Wafa and journalist Shahla Karim, who was nearby, were detained in the evening after broadcasting live from the scene.
The whereabouts of the candidate and the reporter are currently unknown.
The regional group of the Interior Ministry's press service told Turan that the journalist named Shahla Karim was not detained in Neftchal.
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- Politics
- 6 September 2024 20:54
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