Journalist Elnur Shukurov has been arrested in Azerbaijan.

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The court has arrested Azerbaijani journalist Elnur Shukurov for three months, accused of hooliganism and illegal occupation of a land plot.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", the owner of the YouTube channel Səda TV Elnur Shukurov, as well as the head of "Khural TV" Avaz Zeynalov, were detained in 2022 on charges of illegal influence on the decision of an official; according to the investigation, they conspired to illegally facilitate the privatization of land plots and non-residential premises in exchange for monetary rewards. Zeynalov was sentenced to nine years in prison, while Shukurov received four years of imprisonment. The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan reduced Zeynalov's sentence by two months and Shukurov's by one year.

In Baku, journalist Elnur Shukurov has been arrested; this decision was made by the Sabunchu District Court, which chose a preventive measure for Shukurov in the form of a three-month arrest, Oxu.az reported on November 7.

Shukurov has been charged under articles 221.2 (hooliganism) and 188.1 (illegal fencing, cultivation or alteration of a land plot, or illegal occupation of a land plot) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan.

It should be noted that Shukurov was released in September of last year.