Jailed journalist accuses Azeri regime of "revenge"
by Jane Whyatt and Christian Schult
Reporter Afgan Mukhtarli has made a defiant speech in court, claiming he is being punished as “revenge“ for his investigations of alleged corruption involving Azerbaijan’s ruling family, the Aliyevs.
Afgan Mukhtarli. Photo: Meydan TV
The exiled journalist was abducted from his place of exile in Georgia, gagged and blindfolded with a bag over his head and driven to Azerbaijan where he is in pre-trial detention. At the hearing to decide whether his detention should be ended or extended, Mukhtarli came out fighting:
“I have been struggling against the Aliyevs’ lawlessness since 1993. I have written investigations exposing crruption and…