Yesterday night a “VAZ-2107” vehicle belonging to military journalist Uzeyir Jafarov, also known for working at the now shuttered “Gundalik Azerbayjan” Newspaper, was set on fire.
Jafarov appealed to police this morning and an operative group from Binegedi District Police Department #7 came to the scene. In their turn, they invited fire experts from the Ministry for Emergency Situations who assessed the damage to the car, before it was sent for repairs.
Jafarov said that he believes this incident is connected with his work as a journalist. “Three days ago I gave a statement about a military prisoner. I said generals are inattentive; they don’t know when soldiers are taken prisoner. In addition to this, I write a column in ‘24 Saat’ Newspaper. I give statements to opposition newspapers. I am a journalist, and I only have this profession. I don’t have any hostilities, any adversarial relations with anyone. Therefore, I believe that this is the latest provocation related to my work as a journalist. They try to silence me, and make me afraid. However this is pointless. I expect anything.”