Shorouk Express 
BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 22. In recent years,
cases of extremist content spreading on social networks have been
on the rise, political analyst Azer Garayev told Trend.
Garayev noted that certain individuals, often unaware that their
actions constitute a crime, fall into religious fanaticism and
share on their social media accounts posters, scenes of violence,
and acts of terrorism containing calls to such actions. By doing
so, they commit offenses falling under Article 167-3 of the
Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan (preparation, storage,
dissemination, or financing of religious extremist materials).
“Additionally, there are instances of intolerance where
individuals express insulting views against other religions, sects,
traditions, clothing, lifestyles, and public figures of those
faiths. Such actions cause serious concern in society, inflict
significant damage to the environment of tolerance, and fall under
Article 283 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan
(incitement of national, racial, social, or religious enmity).
These tendencies are most often observed among adolescents and
young people whose religious or secular knowledge is not
particularly strong.
Once again, we call on society to understand that in our
country, where the traditions of coexistence of religions and
peoples have been historically established, any actions aimed at
deliberately or unknowingly undermining these values are
unacceptable. Regardless of religious, national, or ethnic
affiliation, no one can be subjected to persecution on these
grounds, and calls to such extremist actions entail
responsibility,” Garayev said.
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