Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr. I.Alizadeh / Vugar Khasayev, the lawyer of Mushvig Huseyinov, the editor of Bizim Yol newspaper of Azerbaijan, stated on 6 August that the investigation group was formed to investigate the case of the Editor, arrested for bribery. The group was represented for the journalist with the participation of a lawyer.
Khasayev stated that the investigation group, Namik Muradov and Movlud Mirzaliyev, were formed by the Department on the Struggle Against Corruption. Khasayev noted that the investigation group was formed due to the complication of the case. Huseyinov was given an x-ray examination for tuberculosis at the investigation cell and the results revealed no serious disease was present.
Huseyinov was arrested on 24 July for taking bribes of $3,500 from an official of the Labour and Social Protection of Population Ministry. A criminal case has been filed for contravening Article 311.1 (bribe taking) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan. Huseyinov was sentenced to 3 months in prison by the Nasimi district Court. Presently, Huseyinov has been kept in the Narimanov District Police Station isolation cell.