Avaz Shikhmammadov (Hafizli)

Affiliated media: Freelance journalist

Incident date: February 22, 2022

Attack type:

• Murder

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Turan.az

Location: Azerbaijan, Baku

Additional information:

At about 4 PM, freelance journalist Avaz Shikhmammadov (Hafizli) was killed in a Baku suburb with a knife. According to a joint statement of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Prosecutor General’s Office of the country, the murder was committed by Amrullah Gulaliyev, a cousin of the deceased. According to the same source, the killer was drunk. He admitted that he had murdered out of personal animosity. A criminal case has been initiated on the fact of the murder.