The investigation into the ‘theft’ reported by the Interior Ministry this morning, allegedly committed by Ayaz Magerramli, the deputy head of the opposition Party of People’s Front of Azerbaijan (PPFA), has not been confirmed. He was released at midday after a court fined him 150 manat for ‘petty hooliganism’.
Commenting to Turan Agency on the incident, Ayaz Magerramli said he received an order to deliver a parcel from Baku to Shirvan to an address where he had previously transported things. “When I delivered the parcel, the owners invited me to the table to have lunch. When we were sitting at the table, the police knocked on the door and said there was a report of theft from the neighbours. I was taken to the police and there they learnt that I was an oppositionist. From there they brought me to court, where I was accused of petty hooliganism and fined 150 manat,’ the PPFA deputy head said.
Commenting on the incident, the Interior Ministry said that after the application of ‘administrative measures’, Magerramli was released.