The lawyer of Azerbaijani journalist, Afgan Mukhtarli, Archil Chopikashvili appealed to the investigative agencies. He is asking to grant the victim status to the journalist and his wife. Archil Chopikashvili still considers alarming that the case is still being investigated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

"We requested in a written form to grant the victim`s status for Afgan and his wife, Leila Mustafayeva, who is also a journalist. It is alarming that the Ministry of Internal Affairs is still investigating the case, while Mr. Afgan Mukhtali points out that the cooperation between Azerbaijani and Georgian special services in his abduction has been obvious and this was not a normal crime case, "- Archil Chopikashvili said.

According to the last statement of Afgan Mukhtar, it is known that he requested the publication of all the video recordings reflecting the route of kidnapping from the surveillance cameras located in the vicinity of the area from where he was kidnapped, .