Azerbaijan accuses EU of meddling by criticising treatment of jailed journalists

BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijan's foreign ministry on Wednesday accused the European Union's ambassador to the oil-rich country of interfering in its judicial system after the envoy said he was "appalled" by reports of the way jailed journalists were being treated.

Ten journalists have been arrested in Azerbaijan since late November, with two detained in January, pat of what critics say is a crackdown on independent media ahead of a presidential election.