Azerbaijan to Extend Term of Imprisonment for Genocide and Destruction of Population Up to 20 Years

Azerbaijan will tighten penalties for genocide and destruction of population and impose tougher sanctions against it.

The Azerbaijani President proposes amendments to the articles #103 and 105 of the Criminal Code in this regard, the Azerbaijani Parliament told APA.

According to the amendment proposed to the article #103, Actions, directed on full or partial destruction of national, ethnic, racial or religious groups by means of killing members of this group, causing serious harm to their health or serious harm to their mental faculties, creations of the...