Theologian arrested for spying on Iran accused of porn blackmail

Baku/11.11.21/Turan: On Thursday, a video appeared in pro-government Internet resources in which the Shiite theologian Sardar Babayev, arrested on charges of treason, secretly records the intimate relationships of other believers.

According to the text accompanying the video, Babayev sent secretly filmed footage to Iran. Subsequently, the Iranian secret services blackmailed the filmed persons and forced them to cooperate.

One such video has been posted on social media today, showing a man who is introduced as Jalal Shafiev. Shafiev himself called this video "immorality", regarding it as an attempt to put pressure on "Sheikh Sardar".

“This is base slander. Such videos are spread about Sheikh Sardar, because he does not put up with injustice, oppression, deception of the people. The arrest of Sheikh Sardar is a political order. He became a victim of repression and was arrested due to tense relations with Iran,” Shafiev said.

According to users of social networks, today Shafiev was detained by employees of the State Security Service.

On October 19,  Sardar Babayev,  was detained. Later, he was charged under the  Article 274 (treason) of the Criminal Code. He denied the charges. –06D-