Bank Of Baku

Azerbaijan to tighten penalties for kidnapping by order of foreign state or political party

Azerbaijan to tighten penalties for kidnapping by order of foreign state or political party
# 20 May 2014 09:23 (UTC +04:00)

According to the amendment, detention, arrest or kidnapping of a person with the purpose of deprivation of lawful protection on long term under task, support or with consent of the state or political organization and subsequent denying of the fact on imprisonment of a person or refusal giving data about his attendance or place of staying – shall be punished by imprisonment from ten up to twenty years or life imprisonment.

 

Currently, the legislation envisages 5-10 years imprisonment for these crimes.

 

The project was recommended to the parliament’s plenary meeting. 

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