The plenary session of the Azerbaijani parliament adopted amendments to the Law "On State Duty." The innovation provides collections from issuing civil identity cards, as well as the issuance and replacement of the passport.
According to the new wording of the first paragraph of Article 4 (Rules of calculation and payment of the fee), 20% of the proceeds from each case of the issuance or replacement of the mentioned types of documents will be used to improve the social conditions of the employees of relevant offices of executive agencies (except for employees of «ASAN».) The funds will accumulate on special accounts of the Interior Ministry. --17D—
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This month, cases of illegal surgical operations conducted by unqualified doctors were uncovered at the private Laser Beauty Clinic in Baku. The findings were reported by the Center for Analytical Expertise (CAE) of the Ministry of Health, which inspected the clinic following citizen complaints.
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Military expert and regular on state television channels, Adalat Verdiyev, has been accused of a serious crime—disclosure of military secrets. According to the charge (Article 308 of the Criminal Code), if the accused can prove the disclosure was unintentional, they may face 3 to 7 years in prison. Under aggravating circumstances, the sentence could range from 4 to 8 years.
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Rain is expected in Baku and Absheron on 28 November, forecasters of the National Centre for Hydrometeorology said. However, their today's forecast of rain in Baku has not come true.
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Short film "Fragments" by Iqbal Abilov, a Talysh researcher arrested in Azerbaijan, has been recognised at another international film festival.
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