To beat or not to beat?

Information stating that Azerbaijan adopted a law excluding a criminal responsibility for assault and Article 132 of the Criminal Code is excluded caused a surge of on-line discussions.

Many people think that it is beneficial to employers, who now for the assault to subordinate will be fines of 500 to 1,000 manats, but only occasional employers will allow enjoying which eat up entire salary.

This is not quite so.

We pay attention of esteemed readers to the following.

Article 132 entitled “Beating” of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan reads: “Intentional beating or other violent acts which cause physical pain but not entailing consequences referred to in Article 128 of the Criminal Code  shall be punished by a fine of up to two hundred manats or public works for up to two hundred forty hours or correctional labour for up to one years or imprisonment for up to six months”.

Article 128 “Intentional infliction minor injury to health” of the Criminal Code states: “Intentional infliction minor injury to health that caused the short-term health disorder or a small loss of total disability shall be punished by a fine of up to three hundred manats, or correctional labor for up to one year”.

It turns out that the stronger one will beat the less one will be punished and will not be jailed.

Thus, the legislator “advised” to beat so as to cause a short-term health disorder or insignificant loss of earning capacity. Then one will not be jailed and if it is easy and without it (see Art. 132 of the Criminal Code) then one can get imprisonment for up to six months.

The logic is strong.

Now: drunk – beat – pay! Drunk – beat – pay! And so continue until killing.

And then, when were leaders imprisoned for assault?

So, save, collect, play a lottery, at least, get into debt. Or hang a favorite employer’s photo behind a toilet.

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