Azerbaijan Detains Two For Disinforming About Tensions On Border With Armenia (UPDATE)


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 8. Groundlessinformation circulating on social networks in recent days falselyclaims escalating tensions on the Azerbaijani-Armenian border, thepresence of casualties and injuries within the Azerbaijani Army,the mobilization of troops and heavy artillery, and the impositionof a curfew in Azerbaijan's Lachin district, Trend reports via thejoint statement of Media Development Agency and State SecurityService.

The statement also said that as a result of investigationsconducted by the State Security Service, it was determined that theindividuals disseminating such information, which caused concern insociety, are Republic of Azerbaijan citizens Rashad Aliyev (born1977) and Parviz Melikov (born 1973).

To prevent the spread of such information, necessary legalprocedures have been implemented.

The Media Development Agency and the State Security Service,warning that the commission of these acts entails serious legalliability, urge media subjects and journalists not to useinaccurate information published on social networks, the source ofwhich is unknown, and urge citizens to always be principled inrelation to such cases, do not trust unfounded informationcirculating on social networks without reference to officialsources.

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