On Wednesday, October 21 two journalists contributing to Meydan TV, Aynur Elgunesh and Ayten Farhadova, were called to the Baku Tax Department, where they were asked to provide documents for tax audit. The Baku officials obliged the journalists to submit within 15 days all the documents on their activities during 2012-2015.
According to the Investigation Department on Grave Crimes of the General Prosecutor’s Office, Meydan TV violated the law on grants and that the journalists received income evading taxes. Tax audits are imposed mainly on journalists with Taxpayer Identification Number.
