LAW OF THE AZERBAIJAN REPUBLIC

of February 8, 1994 No. 781

About the status of internal troops

Chapter I. General provisions

Article 1. Internal troops of the Azerbaijan Republic

Internal troops of the Azerbaijan Republic (further - internal troops), in pursuance of the obligations assigned to them, protect interests of the personality, society and state, constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens from criminal and other illegal encroachments.

Article 2. Legislation on activities of internal troops

The legislation on activities of internal troops consists of the Constitution of the Azerbaijan Republic, this Law, other legal acts of the Azerbaijan Republic, regulations of the President of the Azerbaijan Republic, the Cabinet of Ministers of the Azerbaijan Republic, and also the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Azerbaijan Republic and other relevant state bodies.

Article 3. Basic principles of activities of internal troops

The basic principles of activities of internal troops are legality, respect of human rights and freedoms, humanity, one-man management, centralization of management, general conscription and completing of troops in voluntary procedure under the contract, exterritorial service by the military personnel.

Internal troops protect from criminal encroachments each personality irrespective of her nationality, the residence, social origin, property and official capacity, racial and national identity, sex, age, education, language, the relation to religion, beliefs, belonging to public associations.

Any restriction of the rights and freedoms of citizens is admissible only on the basis and according to the procedure, provided by the law.

Article 4. Obligations of internal troops

Internal troops:

a) protect important state objects, communication constructions, particular loads;

b) participate in mitigation of consequences of catastrophic crashes, the fires, natural disasters and other similar cases on the protected objects and constructions;

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