Azerbaijani parliament’s official: Ombudsman administration keeps on working despite termination of ombudsman’s term

Head of the Azerbaijani parliament's administration Safa Mirzayev said.

“Ombudsman is not a defense minister or goalkeeper whose absence causes problems," he said.

There are personnel in tthe Ombudsman's office and it continues its activity despite ombudsman has terminated office," he said at a press conference on the results of extraordinary session of the parliament.

He said despite the mandate of current ombudsman has expired, there was no need to concern over the fact that a new candidates has not been nominated.

Chairman of the Parliament’s Legal Policy and State-Building Committee Ali Huseynov said it was not contradictory to the Constitution that the new Ombudsman had not been elected yet. He said the law regulated only procedure rules.

Huseynov said it was not acceptable to value the amendments to the law on freedom of faith as the government’s interference in the religion.  

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