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  • Azerbaijani independent newspaper 'Zerkalo' closes after Rauf Mirkad

    Azerbaijani independent newspaper ''Zerkalo'' closes after Rauf
    Mirkadirov's arrest

    17:28 31/05/2014 >> REGION

    One of the few independent Azerbaijani newspapers, "Zerkalo", is now
    closed for indefinite time. Editor in chief of the newspaper Elchin
    Shikhli told the Azerbaijani news agency "Vesti.az."

    Elchin Shikhli also noted that he had had telephone talks with Aflatun
    Amashov, the chairman of the Press Council, however the conversations
    did not lead to any result.

    According to the well-known journalist, even if a businessman offered
    him 20,000 manats (about 20 thousand euros) today - it would not be a
    solution to the problem. "From my point of view, it would be a
    temporary solution to the problem, but it cannot be final. For
    example, 50 thousand manats can provide me with two months issue of
    the newspaper. And then what?" wonders the editor.

    Editor of the famous newspaper also said that he would try to keep the
    site of the newspaper working. "But frankly speaking I have no money
    for it, too," said Elchin Shikhli.

    According to the editor-in-chief, now they, he and the team, need to
    stop, take a breath and relax. "I'll be looking for all sorts of
    options to start all over again. There are some plans. We'll see what
    happens," he said.

    Rauf Mirkadirov, columnist of Azerbaijani newspaper "Zerkalo", was
    arrested on April 18 in Ankara on charges of expiration of documents.
    On April 19 Mirkadirov was deported to Azerbaijan, where he
    immediately was arrested and put in custody by the MNS on suspicion of
    treason. On April 21 the court in Baku sanctioned his arrest for three
    months. Mirkadirov is accused of the cooperation with special services
    of Armenia; specifically he is accused of making the transfers of the
    state secret information, including those about the dislocation of
    Azerbaijani Armed forces to Armenia during 2008-2009.

    http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2014/05/31/zerkalo/

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