The murder of Rafiq Tagi remains closed after two years

On  November 19 will be the second anniversary of the murder of prominent journalist, Rafiq Tagi; however, the crime remains unsolved, reads the statement  of the  Media Rights Protection Institute (MRPI.)

In a statement  the MRPI  criticized Azerbaijani authorities because none of the crimes against journalists in the country have been disclosed. The investigation is conducted formally , numerous defense motions are ignored , the public is not informed about the course of investigation.

The journalist was attacked by an unknown outside his home late at night , the offender inflicted  Tagi multiple stab wounds. Two  days later the publicist died in hospital.

Iranian religious leaders welcomed the killing , calling for violence to all critics of Islam in Azerbaijan.

A month before the death, Rafik Tagi wrote a critical article against the Iranian clerics.

In 2006, Rafik Tagi was convicted of insulting the feelings of believers , when he published an article entitled " Europe and We" on the superiority of Western values ​​over Islamic. -06D-