POLITICS
BILL “ON FREEDOM OF INFORMATION” ADOPTED
As informs AzerTAj, discussed were current issues and the bill “On freedom of information”.
A number of deputies have shown discontent in connection with faults recently in power supply in the cities and regions, a lack of distribution of the assistance allocated for the injured as a result of natural calamity in the regions.
In this occasion, Chairman of Milli Majlis Murtuz Alaskarov informed, that the fair discontent connected to activity of company BARMEK, is discussed at the governmental level. Besides, according to special order of the President, the list of people injured from natural calamity and the out-of-date buildings requiring under repair is prepared. The mentioned question is under the control of the head of state, and necessary measures will be taken.
Then, discussed was in the first reading the bill “On freedom of information”. With the information under the said project speaking was the member of the standing committee of parliament on safety issues and defense, the head of the working group, which have prepared the document, Rizvan Jabiyev. He told: “The said Bill establishes the procedure of freedom of information, defines problems and adjusts functions of the state bodies, municipalities, all legal persons, irrespective of form of property in the field of maintenance of the right of citizens on reception of the information.
The project reflected the legislation on freedom of information, principles of freedom of information, position on maintenance of reception of information, subjects of maintenance of information, the limited information, on terms of the answer to inquiries and order of refusal of the answer to inquiry, creation of commissariat on information questions and other positions.
After wide discussions, the project was adopted as a basis in the first reading