Baku:A criminal case has been launched following an incident involving the physical assault on an APA Group employee. The journalist was reportedly attacked while covering a fire on Davud Aslan Street in Baku's Nizami district on the morning of November 1. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has confirmed the initiation of a criminal case under the relevant article of the Criminal Code, and an investigation is currently underway.

According to Azeri-Press News Agency, the incident involved Heydar Sardarov, a security guard, who inflicted injuries of varying severity on the APA Group employee, obstructing his professional activities. The police have detained the perpetrator and are conducting an investigation into the matter. A forensic medical examination has been ordered to assess the severity of the injuries sustained by the journalist.

The APA Group employee, Sanan Bahramli, was covering a fire that broke out at a location where plastic and wooden materials were stored on the premises of a disused meat processing plant. During this coverage, Sardarov, identifying himself as the security guard of the area, attacked Bahramli and caused damage to the technical equipment belonging to the company.