Reporter arrested in Baku for insulting Prophet Muhammad

"Both were accused of instigating ethnic, racial and religious enmity using their office, and will spend two months in a detention facility," spokesman for the Prosecutor General's Office Vugar Aliyev told Interfax on Thursday, adding that the arrests were made under a court warrant.

The case was investigated by the Department for Serious Crimes, the Prosecutor General's Office said.

The newspaper Senet carried Tagi's article insulting the Prophet Muhammad on November 1.

An unauthorized rally was held in the village of Nardaran outside Baku in protest against the publication. The protestors demanded a death sentence for both Tagi and Sadagatoglu. Interfax