Head of Interaz sentenced to 12 years in prison

The Baku Court of Grave Crimes sentenced the head of the SalamNews news agency and Interaz TV channel Matlab Baghirov to 12 years in prison, oxu.az reports. Matlab Baghirov is also banned from working in journalism and the media for three years. The state prosecutor demanded that Bagirov be sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Matlab Baghirov, known as Haji Matlab, was arrested on January 30, 2023. He was charged under Articles 162-1.1 (involving a significant number of workers to perform any work/services without the employment agreement/contract coming into legal force), 167-3.1 (production, storage or distribution of religious extremist materials), 193.2.2 (false entrepreneurship carried out with the receipt of income on a large scale), 193-1.3.2 (legalization of property on a large scale acquired by criminal means) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic.

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