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Law enforcement agencies have detained another “journalist-blogger” who extorted money from citizens under the threat of disseminating defamatory information on social networks and YouTube channels.

As informed by Report, he is a resident of the Jalilabad region, founder of the YouTube channel “Baş Kanal Media Group” Rashad Shahbazov. The offender was detained by employees of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs based on complaints from victims.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs confirmed the information and reported that a criminal case has been opened against the detainee, and an investigation is underway.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan has addressed citizens in connection with the increasing number of cases of sending fake SMS messages, allegedly sent by delivery services. As reported by Oxu.Az, the department calls on citizens to be vigilant and not to fall for the tricks of scammers.

“Do not trust false messages that there is a cargo or parcel that cannot be delivered due to lack of information. Do not follow fake links from SMS. Do not fill out fake forms under the guise of updating information, do not share your personal and payment information,” the appeal says.

A preparatory hearing on the criminal case against Ivan Svetlichny, accused of treason, was held in the Baku Court of Grave Crimes, Report informs. The case was transferred to Judge Aygun Gurbanova.

The investigation of the criminal case was conducted by the State Security Service of Azerbaijan. The defendant Svetlichny Ivan Nikolaevich, a citizen of Azerbaijan, is suspected of intentional treason in the form of espionage to the detriment of state security, sovereignty and defense capability, as well as carrying out assignments of foreign intelligence services.

The specific criminal acts he is accused of committing will be listed at the next trial when the indictment is announced. The court hearing is scheduled for February 3, 2025.

A well-known businessman accused of tax evasion in the amount of about 10 million manats has been detained in Baku, Oxu.Az reports. Entrepreneur Bahaddin Garakedayev, who led an organized group, opened about 40 fictitious companies in the name of one of its members for money laundering.

According to the investigation, 9,121,670.62 manats were not paid to the state budget.

A criminal case was initiated against B. Garakedayev and members of the group under Article 213.3 (forgery of state assay marks) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic. The accused were taken into custody.