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The Prosecutor-General's Office has started a criminal case over the recent spread of child pornography via cellular phones in Azerbaijan. The case has been forwarded to the Interior Ministry's department in charge of investigating organized crime.
An individual accused of spreading pornography films has been detained as a result of the department's operation. Ilkin Huseynov had arranged the spread and transfer of such films at the Tacir internet cafe in the Yasamal district of Baku, the ministry said.
Kamalya Aghazada, chairwoman of the Azerbaijan Union for Children that is engaged in protecting children and teenagers' rights, is concerned that such instances could become widespread.
"Those spreading such videos or anyone who receives them should realize that this footage enters their home and family, and affects children's upbringing and psychological state," she said.
Aghazada said parents are also to blame for the spread of such videos. She said many kids nowadays take cell phones with unnecessary features to school.
"Parents should give their children regular cell phones, not phones with blue tooth or iPod. Besides, access to internet cafes and pornography websites should be definitely banned, while children's watching films broadcast via satellite should be allowed strictly with [parental] guidance," Aghazada said.
Azerbaijan's Criminal Code currently has no provision on prosecution for making or spreading child pornography. But the Code generally says that those illegally disseminating such materials will face fines and up to two years of imprisonment and forced labor.