Azernews.Az

Monday, November 2, 2026

Top prosecutor`s term limits cancelled

20 October 2009 22:46 (UTC+04:00)
Top prosecutor`s term limits cancelled
The Azerbaijani parliament on Tuesday approved canceling the restriction on the prosecutor-general`s two terms in office in Azerbaijan. 97 lawmakers voted for relevant amendments and addenda to the Law on Prosecutor`s Office and two MPs opposed the bill, which had been sent to parliament by the president.
According to Ali Huseynov, the head of the standing parliamentary committee on legal policy and state building, the limit on terms in office has been lifted from the prosecutor-general, the military prosecutor and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic prosecutor. The tenure of the prosecutors is five years.

Here we are to serve you with news right now. It does not cost much, but worth your attention.

Choose to support open, independent, quality journalism and subscribe on a monthly basis.

By subscribing to our online newspaper, you can have full digital access to all news, analysis, and much more.

Subscribe

You can also follow AzerNEWS on Twitter @AzerNewsAz or Facebook @AzerNewsNewspaper

Thank you!

Loading...
Latest See more