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Parliament adopts amendments to anti-corruption law

08 April 2006 [10:55] - TODAY.AZ
The draft law "On making additions and amendments to some legislative acts to combat corruption" was discussed in the second part of today’s session of Parliament.

As APA reports, Chief of the parliament standing commission for law policy and state institution Ali Huseynov said that the Criminal Code, Criminal Procedural Code and the law on "Reviewing citizens' appeals" will be amended. He said that the amendment to law on “Reviewing citizens’ appeals” envisages surveying appeals in electronic form and in a shortest period of time. The parliamentarian also stressed that by this amendment the notion of corruption enters criminal legislation.

The draft law was adopted after discussions.

The discussions also focused on draft law on oncological aid. Introducing the bill, parliamentarian Malahet Hasanova said that the document serves improving condition of ongological patients. She stressed that there are more than 10 thousand oncological patients in Azerbaijan and this number increases by 4.7% every year.

Rector of Azerbaijan Medical University Ahliman Amiraslanov addressing the meeting, he said that oncological patients come second for death cases after patients suffering from heart diseases. The rector said that 6 million people suffered from cancer in 2000, the number reached to 10 million in 2005. Medical specialists predict there will be 20 million oncological patients in 2020.

Amiraslanov stressed the importance of intensifying control on nutrition, prevent environmental pollution and implementing other preventive measures.

The draft law passed the second reading.

Draft law "On Phytosanitary Inspection" was adopted in the second reading and the draft law on making additions to the law "On officials' submittal of financial reports" was adopted after discussions.

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