Azerbaijan's MFA slams Western ambassadors' allegations of detaining "journalists", "political activists"

Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry has strongly rejected the recent statements made by the ambassadors of the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland during an event in Baku, which addressed the detention of "journalists" and "political activists" in the country.

"We vehemently reject the orchestrated interventions of Ambassadors of the United States, European Union, United Kingdom, and Switzerland on allegations regarding the detention of 'journalists' and 'political activists' in Azerbaijan during the event in Baku on 4 December," Caliber.Az quotes the ministry as saying on its X account.

According to the ministry, "these statements are an open attempt to undermine the independence of the judiciary of Azerbaijan."

"Involvement in the course of the investigation is unacceptable, and interference in the judicial proceedings clashes with the principle of the rule of law, which is the fundamental principle of the legal state," the ministry added.

By Khagan Isayev