Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb.14 /Trend M.Aliyev/
The Parliament of Azerbaijan adopted the bill On ensuring the rights and freedoms of persons held in detention on second reading at the meeting held on Tuesday.
The document defines the legal status of prisoners, the regime in places of detention and the basis of its provision, the MP Genghis Ganizade who presented the bill, said.
The bill states that the garrison guardhouse of armed units and detention centers is considered to be detention facilities.
The bill also defines the conditions and limits of physical force at places of detention.
A person under arrest will be able to meet not only with his counsel, but also with family members and other relatives in accordance with the new law. Also the prisoner may become a subscriber of any newspaper.