Editor-in-chief of website detained on suspicion of extortion

The editor-in-chief of the qerar.az website Kamal Gurbanov has been arrested. He is suspected of extorting money from individuals through threats, oxu.az reports with reference to Qafqazinfo. The Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs conducted an investigation based on the information received.

According to the investigation, K. Gurbanov, using his official position, demanded various sums of money from citizens, threatening otherwise to publish information on the website that discredited their honor and did not correspond to reality.

A criminal case has been opened on this fact under the relevant articles of the Criminal Code. K. Gurbanov has been brought to criminal responsibility, and a preventive measure in the form of arrest has been chosen for him. The investigation is ongoing.

This post is also available in: Russian