LAW “ON STATE SECRET” ADOPTED
As stated, discussed was the bill “On state secret”. With the information on the document, speaking was vice-chairman of Milli Majlis, chairman of the standing committee of parliament on safety issues and defense Ziyafet Askerov. He told: “Whereas the Law adopted in 1996 “On state secret” does not meet the requirements of day, there was a necessity for preparation of the new law. It differs radically from the previous one. The document has been developed anew, expanded, the project is added with special clauses rules, the interdepartmental and departmental control over maintenance of protection of the state secret.
During discussions, the deputies have suggested to designate more precisely in the project the positions connected to rules of transfer the data to other states, concerning to the state secret, increase of the responsibility for disclosure in mass media of the data concerning to the state secret, and other positions.
The deputy minister of national security Tofig Babayev has cleared up some questions connected to the project. He told that the interdepartmental commission on protection of the state secret, which is headed by the first deputy Prime Minister Yagub Eyyubov, has been created. The commission in due time discusses problems which can arise at protection of the state secret, and makes corresponding decisions.
Then, Ziyafet Askerov has expressed the attitude to the remarks, which have sounded during discussions, and offers. The project has been put on voting and adopted in the first reading.
Other news in this section
