Parliament approves amendments to several laws

By Amina Nazarli

The Azerbaijani Parliament held a plenary session on April 15. The agenda of the session covered amendments to a number of laws.

The Parliament discussed compulsory medical measures on persons with particular conduct posing a threat to society.

Thus, drug addicts who have not committed offenses involving administrative arrest, but had a behavior posing a threat to society, will be forcibly placed in psychiatric hospitals.

This issue has been included in the bill "On protection of public health".

The proposed amendments to the law provide for including persons and drug addicts, who have not committed crimes involving administrative penalties, in the list of this category.

After discussion, the bill was adopted in the first reading at the plenary session of the parliament.

The parliament further repealed the fine against the parents of schoolchildren who missed more than seven days of classes in a month.

The amendment annulled the fine in the amount of 100 manats ($65) against parents (or their substitutes) of the students who missed more than seven days of classes during a month.