Life prisoners in Azerbaijan will have a video meeting once a week
Society
18:00 18 Nov, 2022
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According to Qazet.az, this was made possible by President Ilham Aliyev's signing of the law on amending the Penal Code on November 18.
With the amendment, persons sentenced to imprisonment for a certain period of time will have the right to talk by phone or video conference for fifteen minutes twice a week, and persons sentenced to life imprisonment once a week.
The cost of long-distance telephone calls will be paid for by the prisoner's personal funds or by his close relatives. If technical facilities are not available, a phone call or video meeting will be replaced by a short meeting.
Also, video meetings will not be allowed between prisoners detained in penal institutions, except for close relatives.