Baku / 17.03.20 / Turan: Today, the country's parliament introduced amendments to the law "On information, informing and protecting information." According to the changes, the owner of the information Internet resource is obliged to prevent the dissemination of information that is detrimental to the life and health of people, able to cause damage to property of citizens, a massive violation of public safety, the activity of vital objects in the field of finance, transport, communications, industry, energy and socio-infrastructure facilities, as well as leading to other dangerous consequences.
These additions were adopted after discussion and voting by members of parliament.
However, it is not clear from this text what exactly is meant by harmful information. In fact, any publication that caused a strong public outcry can be interpreted as harmful, and the site owner will be punished.
According to experts, the existing legislation of the country makes it possible to regulate the Internet sphere and an additional tightening will not stop the publication of the dubious sensations that the authorities are so afraid. In the end, such materials will move to social networks, which are almost impossible to regulate, experts say.-02D-
Politics
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On January 7, the Baku Court of Grave Crimes began an investigation into the case of the activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) Mehman Aliyev, who is accused of illegal drug trafficking.
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On January 7, the head of state, Ilham Aliyev, gave an interview to local TV channels. As of 18:00, the content of the interview had not been published.
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In late December, the Nakhchivan Court for Serious Crimes concluded the trial of former Minister of Finance of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (NAR), Rafael Aliyev, and former head of the Nakhchivan Customs Committee’s department, Mansur Askerov. Both were accused of embezzling state budget funds in collusion with others. In his testimony, Askerov revealed that illegal fees were being collected for cargo and from passengers. Sahat Habibbeyli, appointed head of Nakhchivan Customs in 2020, had instructed Askerov to include only a portion of the collected funds in the Transport and International Relations (TIR) program.
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The "Republican Alternative" Party (REAL) has proposed a program to reform local governance ahead of the municipal elections on January 29, aiming to expand opportunities for economic activity at the municipal level. The new program has been developed with consideration of the existing economic problems in the country. The government of Azerbaijan seeks to obtain external loans for its projects, the economic feasibility of which raises doubts.
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