Chairman of the Azerbaijani Parliament's Committee on Law Policy and State Building Ali Huseynli said that according to the amendment to article #26 of law “On police”, only police officers included in the list by the relevant executive authority (the Ministry of Internal Affairs) will be able to use electroshock weapons.
According to the amendment, electroshock weapons can be used in cases of an attack or other act of violence causing real threat to human life and health, revolt or mass disturbances, defeating group attacks to living premises, offices of enterprises, offices, departments and organizations and when the detained person uses fire gun to resist or there is sufficient ground to presume that he (she) can use fire gun.
Moreover, electroshock weapons will also be used when preventing the person detained for being suspected to commit a crime or arrested, the person imprisoned for a certain period or sentenced to life prison from running away from the prison, as well as when facing physical strength used by other persons to illegally free that person.
Under the current legislation, use of electroshock weapons is not limited. Each police officer can use electroshock weapons with the permission of commanders.
The draft law was recommended to the plenary session of the Parliament.
Follow us on Telegram
t.me/apanewsaz
Follow us on Instagram
Follow us on TikTok
Follow us on Facebook
Follow us on X
