Last summer, Hadjiev’s brother and sister were arrested after they collaborated on a documentary about Turkmenistan, and were tried on trumped-up charges of weapons possession. After a perfunctory closed trial, they were sentenced to seven and six years in prison, respectively.
保加利亚的迫害更加重了Hadjiev及其家人身上遭受的痛苦和不公正。去年夏天，Hadjiev的兄弟和姊妹在参与了一部关于土库曼斯坦的纪录片拍摄之后被捕。随后又以大鸣大放的持有武器罪名受到审判。经过了一场敷衍的关门庭审之后，他们分别被判入狱七年和六年。