In Azerbaijan, the betrothal of persons under the age of 16 will be subject to administrative arrest

Azerbaijan defines fines and punishments for getting engaged to a person under 16 years of age, APA reports. This is reflected in the new article. 189-1, proposed in the Code of Administrative Violations, discussed at today’s meeting of the parliamentary committee on family, women and children.

For this, a fine of one thousand to two thousand manats is provided, or, depending on the cases and taking into account the person who committed the violation, administrative arrest from one month to two months. To suppress these acts, it is proposed to include Art. 189-1.

The bill was put to a vote and passed in the first reading.

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