A sexually explicit video showing former activist Said Nuri has been posted on the Internet in what Nuri says is an attempt by the Azerbaijani authorities to discredit him, RFE/RL reported.

Nuri, a U.S. citizen who was prevented from leaving his native Azerbaijan last week following a visit there, said on Twitter on September 11 that he has done nothing illegal and that woman he is shown with in the video is his girlfriend.

A former deputy chief of the pro-opposition youth group Yeni Fikir (New Opinion), Nuri left  Azerbaijan several years ago after a treason investigation was launched against his organization.

Azerbaijani officials barred him from leaving the country on September 4 and questioned him in connection with an undisclosed investigation.

Bakudaily.Az