(MENAFN- AzerNews) By Sabina Mammadli
New rules for dissolving political parties were proposed in
Azerbaijan in the amended bill“on political parties”, Azernews
reports.
According to the amendment, a body (institution), determined by
the relevant executive authority, should submit a claim to a court
of appeal for the dissolution of a political party in case of
violation of the requirements of Article 4.3 of this bill (calls
for a violent change in the constitutional order, violent seizure
or retention of power, mass riots, terror propaganda of terrorism,
religious extremism, violence and cruelty; inciting racial,
religious or ethnic hatred).
Furthermore, if the number of members of a registered political
party is less than 4,500, the claim should be submitted in the
cases provided for in Article 7.3.2 of this bill. Besides, in case
of failure to submit information to the body (institution)
established by the relevant executive authority, as well as in case
of detection of incomplete elimination of violations in the
information provided, the claim should be submitted for Article
8.9.
The decision of the court of appeal on the dissolution of a
political party should be made in accordance with Azerbaijan's Code
of Administrative Procedure on the basis of a claim by a body
(structure) established by the relevant executive authority
Similarly, the amended bill also specified that the upper limit
of membership fees paid by a member of a political party during the
year in Azerbaijan shouldn't exceed 35 times the minimum wage, and
payments above this should be considered donations.
According to the amendment, benefits may be determined for
pensioners and other persons in need of social protection, as well
as students paying membership fees.
The amended bill also includes the provision that the income of
a political party from entrepreneurial activity shouldn't be
distributed among its members and can be used only for the purposes
determined by its charter.
Moreover, a political party should be prohibited from opening
accounts of any type (including any financial organization) outside
Azerbaijan, as well as the political party should accept funds only
in the national currency and in a non-cash way by transferring them
to a bank account.
The amendment envisages the exemption of membership fees,
donations, and other gratuitous transfers received by a political
party from profit tax in accordance with the Tax Code of
Azerbaijan.
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