“The General Prosecutor’s Office of Azerbaijan continues the adoption of systematic measures aimed at ensuring the execution of laws in the field of environmental protection and bringing responsibility of the guilty persons.” This Haqqin.Az reported in the press service of the department.
It is noted that during the inspection by the Office of Hurricular Production Production of the Prosecutor General’s Office, the facts of deforestation are confirmation of 56 trees in the territory of Ismaillinsky and Geranboy districts, as well as the city of Shirvan.
In particular, it was found that the result of the negligent relations of public institutions and municipal entities to the legislation entrusted to them, the obligations of vegetation protection and the adoption of measures to prevent violations of the law took place illegal cutting of trees, which led to the damage to the environment in the amount of 14 thousand 630 manat.
According to these facts, 3 criminal cases were initiated, which were sent to investigate, respectively, in the prosecutor’s office of Ismaillinsky and Khojaly districts, as well as the city of Shirvan.
The Prosecutor General’s Office addresses the population with the requirement of strict compliance with the requirements of the environmental protection of the environment, reminds of the need to appeal to the competent authorities in exceptional cases of cutting down trees when it requires the specific circumstances provided for by law. Otherwise, measures will be taken throughout the rigor of the law.