Farid Abbasov Released after Long Interrogation (UPDATED)

The Talysh Cultural Center's activist Farid Abbasov was released from the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs at about 22.00 on June 8. According to the Talysh Cultural Center's head, Rafig Jalilov, the activist was told he had been brought there "by mistake".
Abbasov was detained and taken to Baku from the Masalli district on June 8.

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2017 June 08 (Thursday) 17:23:30

Hilal Mammadov released after a long interrogation (UPDATED)

Baku / 08.06.17 / Turan: The editor-in-chief of Tolyshi Sado newspaper Hilal Mammadov was released from the Main Department for Combating Organized Crime (MDCOC) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs at around 5 pm.

Mammadov informed Turan, the district police inspector came to him at 11.00 and said that he was summoned to the main police department of Baku. He actually deceived Mammadov and accompanied him to the MDCOC. There he was first interrogated by a young employee who showed a collective photo with Shakhin Mirzali, who fled the country in February.

"Pointing at a man wearing glasses, he asked whether it was me?" I said no. Then I was asked about other people in the photo," Mammadov said.

He noted that he had never been acquainted with Mirzali, and the police themselves can find out who is in the photo and for this they do not need to bring him to the MDCOC. Then Mammadov was led to some sort of head, who began to ask about the newspaper "Tolishi Sado".

Why it is necessary to publish a newspaper in the Talysh language, what will happen if everyone publishes a newspaper in their own language," said the uninvited boss.

Mammadov said that the police cannot have any complaints about the publication of the newspaper and this is in the competence of the Ministry of Justice.

At the same time, he stressed that the Azerbaijani Constitution guarantees the development of the languages ​​and cultures of the peoples of the country. At about 17:00 Mammadov was released.-06B--

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2017 June 08 (Thursday) 15:52:27

The editor-in-chief of Tolyshi Sado newspaper detained

Baku / 08.06.17 / Turan: The editor-in-chief of Tolyshi Sado newspaper Hilal Mammadov was detained.

According to his brother Sabahadddin Mammadov, at about 11:30 a police inspector came to H.Mammadov and invited him to go to his office to make a note of allegedly for the purpose of preventive work with convicts. Later H. Mammadov called home and managed to report that he was being taken to the office near the metro station "Ganjlik". In that area is the main department for combating organized crime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

It became known that Farid Abbasov, an activist of the Talysh Culture Center, was taken from the Masalli district to the Investigation Department for Grave Crimes of the Prosecutor General's Office, Turan was told by the editor-in-chief of Tolyshon Sado newspaper, the head of the Talysh Cultural Center, Rafig Jalilov.

He believes that Abbasov was brought to give testimony on the case of Shahin Mirzali who fled in winter this year in Armenia. Jalilov said that he himself was detained on May 26 at the border, and taken and interrogated in the prosecutor's office as a witness in this case. He expressed bewilderment by enforcement measures of law enforcement bodies. "If you summon us we would come and testify," said Jalilov. --06D--