Fikret Faramazoglu, the Editor of the site Jam.az has faced new, more serious charges. He was arrested on June 30, 2016 and charged with extortion by threats. According to the Interior Ministry, the journalist was detained at the time of taking 3,000 manats bribes from a businessman at a rate of. Today was also charged with extortion by threatening a group of persons by prior agreement, told a lawyer Elchin Sadigov. Under the previous charge Faramaoglu could face from 3 to 5 years in prison, but now from 5 to 10 years with confiscation of property. The lawyer called the new charges absurd.
"The reason for the charges is the publication of a journalist. Owners of commercial properties complained that his articles are biased, denigrate their honor and dignity, and are written in order to extort money from them. But there is no evidence," said the lawyer.
"We have put forward a request to prove the absence of contacts between the owners and Faramazoglu, such as localization of the journalist’s phones and owners of facilities, expertise fingerprints on banknotes confiscated from journalists," Sadigov said. The Interior Ministry claimed that Faramazoglu together with a group of people got a lot of money from many businessmen and officials, blackmailing their publication of compromising. Human rights activists have recognized Faramazoglu as a political pisoner.-06B-
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During the operation of the Main Drug Control Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 5 members of an organized group engaged in drug trafficking were detained. All of them have previous convictions: Bahlul Ismayilov, Royal Aliyev, Khayal Aliyev, Samir Aghayev, and Ali Mammadli.
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People's Artist Agadadash Agayev has been charged with hooliganism with the use of weapons, Article 221.3 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan. A similar charge was brought against the guard of the clinic where the incident occurred.
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