People coerced women into forced marriages could face prosecution in Azerbaijan

The Criminal Code of Azerbaijan is expected to be amended.

The amendment was proposed by the Parliament’s Committee for Legal Policy and State-building.

According to the amendment, the people coerced women into forced marriages could face pecuniary penalty of AZN 2000-3000 or 2 years of imprisonment. If this crime is committed towards the persons under marriage age, the pecuniary penalty could rise to AZN 4000 or imprisonment to 4 years.

The draft was recommended to the parliament’s plenary session.


/APA/