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On February 5, Shamshad Aghayev (Agha), the editor-in-chief of the website <em>arqument.az<\/em> and a journalist collaborating with Meydan TV, was detained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Aghayev&#8217;s brother, Shahid Aghayev, the detention took place around  2 a.m. when an investigator, accompanied by 7-8 masked police officers, conducted a search at the family\u2019s home in Baku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe police entered our house and searched everywhere. They confiscated Shamshad\u2019s old phone, my phone, memory cards, several old discs, a computer, a modem, and press cards. They then prepared a protocol. Shamshad only said that he had been detained,\u201d reported Shahid Aghayev.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shamshad Aghayev\u2019s lawyer, Shahla Humbatova, confirmed that he was detained as a suspect under the aforementioned article of the Criminal Code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is not the first time Aghayev has been involved in legal proceedings. On July 5, 2024, he was interrogated as a witness in the \u201cToplum TV case\u201d at the Baku City Main Police Department. During that time, the investigation body verbally informed him that a travel ban had been placed on him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recent detention of Aghayev follows a series of similar arrests. On December 6, 2024, several employees of <em>Meydan TV<\/em> \u2014 Ramin Deko (Jabrayilzade), Aynur Ganbarova (Elgunash), Aysel Umudova, Aytac Ahmadova (Tapdig), Khayala Aghayeva, and Natig Javadli \u2014 were also detained. They face charges under the same article of the Criminal Code for smuggling, allegedly committed by a group acting in concert. All of them were placed under a 4-month detention measure for the duration of the investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the same day, civil society member Ulvi Tahirov was also detained and placed under a similar 4-month detention measure. However, Tahirov has no direct connection to <em>Meydan TV<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ongoing case has drawn attention both within Azerbaijan and internationally, as authorities continue to target journalists and civil society figures under broad anti-smuggling charges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A spokesperson for the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Police Lieutenant &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Journalist Shamshad Aghayev Detained in Connection with Meydan TV Case\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/en\/article\/journalist-shamshad-aghayev-reportedly-detained-in-connection-with-meydan-tv-case\/#more-325775\" aria-label=\"Read more about Journalist Shamshad Aghayev Detained in Connection with Meydan TV Case\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":325776,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[80,37,38,141],"tags":[125],"class_list":["post-325775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-en","category-news","category-politics","category-the-meydan-tv-case","tag-azerbaijan","infinite-scroll-item","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33","no-featured-image-padding"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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