By Valerie Hopkins Azerbaijani journalist and OCCRP Regional Coordinator Khadija Ismayilova’s requests for a full investigation into her have been unmet by the Azerbaijani government, Isamyilova said at a press conference today.
“The evidence shows that the government agencies were involved in the crime and prosecutor’s office fails to act as an independent investigative body,” said Ismayilova.
Results of an investigation she conducted with her lawyer and other journalists revealed that illegal monitoring of the journalist began just days after she published an story about the Azerbaijani President’s family’s businesses.