The Baku Grave Crimes Court has granted permission for journalist Shamshad Agha (Aghayev), editor-in-chief of the website argument.az, who was arr ested within the framework of the \u201cMeydan TV case,\u201d to attend his mother\u2019s funeral ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the decision adopted at the court hearing chaired by Judge Ayten Aliyeva, Shamshad Agha will be able to attend the funeral and mourning ceremonies to be held in Shivla village of the Lerik district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The decision states that the journalist has been granted permission for a period of three days starting from January 29 to attend the funeral of his mother, Zarifa Aghayeva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
77-year-old Zarifa Aghayeva passed away on January 28 in the afternoon. It was reported that she suffered from Parkinson\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lawyer Fakhraddin Mehdiyev had filed a motion with the court to ensure Shamshad Agha\u2019s participation in the mourning ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last year, on October 12, Shamshad Agha\u2019s 18-year-old niece, Sema Aghayeva, also passed away from cancer. At that time, the Khatai District Court did not grant the journalist\u2019s motion to be released from detention to attend his niece\u2019s mourning ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shamshad Agha was arrested on February 5, 2025, in connection with a criminal case related to Meydan TV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was charged under Article 206.3.2 of the Criminal Code (smuggling committed by a group of persons acting in prior conspiracy), and a pretrial detention measure was selected against him by court decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On August 28, 2025, the charges in the \u201cMeydan TV case\u201d were aggravated, and seven additional articles were added against those arrested in this case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The journalists arrested in this case do not consider themselves guilty and say they are being punished for their critical activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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