What penalties are envisioned for offences related to incentive driven voter coercion?

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Answer
Both fine and imprisonment
Source

Criminal Code of Azerbaijani Republic (as of2011, in Azeri)

 

Source: http://www.constcourt.gov.az/laws/32

Article 159. 1. Impendingcitizen in implementation of voting rights, and also participation in nationalvoting (referendum)

is punished by fine of fivehundred nominal financial unit, or by public works for the term of two hundredforty hours, or imprisonment for the term up to six months.

Criminal Code of the Azerbaijani Republic,(as of 2011, in Azeri)

Source: http://www.constcourt.gov.az/laws/32

Article 159. 2. Coercion to sign for acandidate or impeding the collection of signatures in support of othercandidates

is punished with a fine in the amount of twohundred to six hundred nominal financial unit or bypublic works for the term of two hundred to two hundred and forty hoursor imprisonment for a term of one year.

Criminal Code of the Azerbaijani Republic,(as of 2011, in Azeri)

Source: http://www.constcourt.gov.az/laws/32

Article 159. 3. Impeding through coercion thefree will expression of the a citizen

is punished with a fine in the amount of threehundred to seven hundred nominal financial unitor by public works for the term of two hundredup to two hundred forty hours, or imprisonment for a term of two years.

Criminal Code of the Azerbaijani Republic,(as of 2011, in Azeri)

Source: http://www.constcourt.gov.az/laws/32

 

Article 159. 4. SameActions Committed: to a payoff, a deceit, threat, application of violence orwith threat of its application; committed on preliminary arrangement by groupof persons or the organized group; committed by the official with use of theservice position

is punished with a fine in the amount of fivehundred to a thousand nominal financial unit,or deprivation of the right to hold certain posts or the right to practicecertain activities or imprisonment for a term of three years.

Criminal Code of the Azerbaijani Republic,(as of 2011, in Azeri)

As Amended by March 16, 2012

Source: http://www.genprosecutor.gov.az/files/uploader/AR-in_cinayet_prosessual_mecellesi.doc

Article159-1. 3. Create conditions which willallow citizens to vote for others

is punished with a fine in the amount of fivehundred to a thousand nominal financial units or corrective works for the termof up to two years or imprisonment for up two years.

Criminal Code of the Azerbaijani Republic,(as of 2011, in Azeri)

Source: http://www.constcourt.gov.az/laws/32

Article160.2 The same action:committed to a payoff, a deceit, threat, application of violence or with threatof its application; committed on preliminary arrangement by group of persons orthe organized group; committed by the official with use of the service position

is punished by fine fromfive hundred up to one thousand nominal financial unit, or by corrective worksfor the term up to two years, or imprisonment for the term up to two years.

 

Comment

Imprisonment range between 240 hours of public work - 3 years

Fine range between 200 - 1000 nominal financialunits

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