 Organized crime and corruption reporting project reacted to the illegal arrest of Aziz Oradov. Wave of journalist arrests continues in Azerbaijan, according to organized crime and corruption reporting project. It is noted that Azerbaijani police arrested journalist Nagiz Abzalamovar of Abzaz Media on charges of smuggling foreign currency. The arrest comes amidst the new crackdown in the country on independent media funded by US and EU organizations. The crackdown on independent media in Azerbaijan started on November the 20th with the detention of Ulvi Hassanli, the founder and executive director of Abzaz Media. Organized crime and corruption reporting project says that the crackdown has not only affected Abzaz Media on November the 29th. As is Oradov, the director of independent YouTube news channel, Canal 13 was detained and given three months pre-trial detention. Oradov stands accused of unauthorized construction on land without ownership, use or lease rights. If he's found guilty, he could be sent to prison for up to three years. Recently, some Azerbaijani media has published accusations against US and EU donor organizations, focusing particularly on USAID accusing it of running illegally financed political influence campaigns in the countries where it operates. Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the interim heads of the US and German diplomatic missions, as well as the French ambassador to answer the accusations of illegal financing.