The proposed amendments to the legislation provide for tougher penalties for abuse of the journalistic profession. The bill was discussed on Tuesday at a meeting of the parliamentary committee on legal policy and state building issues. Under the proposed changes to the Code of Administrative Offences, for abuse of the status of the journalist individuals will be fined 200-300 manats, officials - 500-700 manat, legal entities – 2,000 or 3,000d manats.
Under current legislation the size of a fine for an individual is 15-25 manats, official - 35-50 manats. The bill was recommended for consideration at the plenary session of Milli Majlis. -05D04
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Variable cloudiness is expected in Baku and Apsheron peninsula on Sunday, 28 July.
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As part of the struggle against illegal migration in Baku city, operative actions were carried out at different addresses. The Interior Ministry reports that employees of the Department for Combating Illegal Migration identified and detained 34 foreigners without documents giving the right to reside and stay on the territory of Azerbaijan.
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On July 25, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense accused Armenia of "provoking" by deploying heavy weapons in Kalbajar and quadcopters in the Tovuz direction. The ministry also expressed dissatisfaction and concern over Armenia's military cooperation with Western countries.
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During the operation of the Main Drug Control Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 5 members of an organized group engaged in drug trafficking were detained. All of them have previous convictions: Bahlul Ismayilov, Royal Aliyev, Khayal Aliyev, Samir Aghayev, and Ali Mammadli.
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