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Azerbaijan court orders 4-month detention for Sputnik employees

Azerbaijan court orders 4-month detention for Sputnik employees
01.07.2025 18:11

A court in Baku has ordered a four-month pre-trial detention for Igor Kartavykh, the director of Sputnik Azerbaijan, and employee Yevgeny Belousov following their arrest during a police raid at the agency’s office on June 30.

Both men are facing charges under Azerbaijan’s Criminal Code, including large-scale fraud (Article 178.3.1), illegal entrepreneurship with substantial profit (Articles 192.2.2 and 192.2.3), and money laundering (Articles 193-1.3.1 and 193-1.3.2).

In February, Foreign Ministry spokesman Aykhan Hajizade said the Azerbaijani bureau of Russia’s “Rossiya Segodnya” agency had been officially closed and allowed to operate only via a single accredited correspondent.

Despite this, Sputnik Azerbaijan reportedly continued operating, with staff regularly attending the office.


 

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