Baku: A decision has been made regarding Yevgeniy Belousov, the editor-in-chief of the Baku branch of the Rossiya Segodnya News Agency (“Sputnik Azerbaijan”), who was detained as a result of operational-search measures conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) at the Baku branch of the Rossiya Segodnya News Agency (“Sputnik Azerbaijan”), APA reports.
According to Azeri-Press News Agency, the court has ruled to place Yevgeny Belousov under house arrest for a period of three months. The decision was made today by the Khatai District Court.
Note that the news about Belousov’s release was first reported by gununsesi.info. Earlier, ‘Sputnik Azerbaijan’s’ executive director in Baku, Igor Kartavykh, who had been arrested, was released and later departed for Russia.