Seven People Detained at Sputnik Azerbaijan Office in Baku – Azerbaijani Interior Ministry

Seven people were detained as a result of an ‘operation’ at Sputnik Azerbaijan editorial office in Baku, the Azerbaijani Interior Ministry said.

The charges against the detained journalists have not been filed, and access of the consular staff to the employees has not been secured, a spokesperson for the Rossiya Segodnya Media Group has said.

The work of Sputnik Azerbaijan’s office in Baku has been blocked, the spokesperson added.

There are Azerbaijani citizens among the detained employees of Sputnik’s bureau in Baku.