To the consideration of the Milli Majlis there will be presented amendments to the legislation establishing criminal liability for libel and slander on the Internet.
As parliamentary sources told Turan, the amendments may be submitted to the meeting of parliament already 7-8 May.
Thus, the Attorney General's office as a legislative initiative introduced amendments to Article 147 (defamation) and 148 (insult) of the Criminal Code.
According to the draft, libel is defined as follows - the spread of false information discrediting the honor and dignity of another person or damaging his reputation in a public statement, publicly performed work, or media, or mass demonstration on the information resources on the Internet ".
In this case, the sanctions remain the same - a fine of from 100 to 500 manat, or community service up to 240 hours, or correctional labor for up to one year, or imprisonment for 6 months.
According to the amendment to Article 148, shall be considered an insult to the humiliation of honor and dignity of another person in an indecent manner, not only in a public statement, publicly performed work, or the media, but also in the Internet.
The sanction also remains the same - a fine of 300 to 1,000 manats, or public works - up to 240 hours, or correctional labor for up to one year, or by imprisonment for up to 6 months.
Independent Expert in the field of media law Alasgar Mammadov, commenting Turan these amendments, noted that the meaning of innovation is not clear.
Thus, according to the law on mass media, the Internet is already assigned to the media. Therefore, measures of accountability for the media concerned and the Internet.
If the authors of the bill would limit the range of actors responsible for libel and slander with news web sites, they had to write a definite document. However, in the current edition of the sanctions include all Internet sources, including social networks.
At the same time, Mammadov said that the mechanisms for the prosecution on the Internet insults and slander are very complex, since it is difficult to establish and bring to justice the people abroad. If the control in the area of domain az is still possible, the domains in foreign and countries are not controlled by our law enforcement agencies.
The expert did not rule out that the bill is designed to psychological impact on people and the creation of fear of the consequences of expressions in the Internet.-06D-
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