The head of the editorial board of Sputnik Azerbaijan flew to Russia

Igor Kartavykh, the head of the editorial board of Sputnik Azerbaijan, was released from custody and left the country, heading to Russia. This was announced on October 19 by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.

"Kartavykh was released from custody and flew to Russia," TASS quoted Zakharova as saying.

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On June 30, Azerbaijani security forces conducted an operation in the office of Sputnik Azerbaijan. At the same time, two Russian journalists were detained in Baku — Igor Kartavykh, the head of the agency's editorial office, and Evgeny Belousov, the editor-in-chief. Later, eight more Russian citizens were detained in the city. On July 2, the Russian Embassy in Baku reported that Russians had received complaints about the use of physical violence, document checks and visits by unknown persons.

On August 30, Dmitry Kiselyov, Director General of the Russia Today media group, called on Baku to release Sputnik Azerbaijan journalists. According to him, the journalists have been in custody for two months, and Baku has not had any questions about their professional activities.

The head of the Kartavy editorial office was released on October 10. According to the Kommersant newspaper, Yuri Ushakov worked directly with his Azerbaijani counterpart Hikmet Hajiyev in the negotiations, and the decision was made on the eve of the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev in Dushanbe.

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