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Re: Nagorno-Karabagh: Military Balance Between Armenia & Azerbaijan
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No apartment Army or the main social problem of the country 31-03-2011 12:21
Yashar Jafarli,
Chairman of Public Association "a reserve officer and retired, the president of Azerbaijan Public Association for Security and Defence.
Social problems in the security sector and defense against the growing military budget every year, do not remain outside the public eye. In this case, first of all attracted the attention of housing problems.
In paragraph 1 of Article 12 of the Law "On status of servicemen" states that "the troops (except military conscripts) and living together with their family members upon arrival to the place of military service no later than the 3-month period provided meets the standards established by the legislation Republic of Azerbaijan, service housing.
According to paragraph 2 of Article 12 of the Act troops (except military conscripts) who has served 10 calendar years or more in the Armed Forces or created in accordance with the laws of other armed groups (hereinafter - the Armed Forces) living in service flats and have no living space should be provided with a living area or land for the construction of individual houses.
Unfortunately, the law of military fixed by law and are not provided. Currently, the majority of officers, warrant officers and soldiers of extended service do not have their own homes.
According to independent experts, to date apartment is provided with only 15-20 percent of officers, warrant officers and soldiers of extended service. In other words, today, at least 7 out of 10 officers and warrant officers serving in the armed forces, housing is not provided.
This also means that in our armed forces have formed a large "ARMY BEZKVARTIRNYH.
Military law for the privatization of apartments, situated in open military camps where they live more than 15 to 20 years old, is not guaranteed. Those wishing to privatize the apartments are facing bureaucratic arbitrariness, can not achieve the restoration of their rights, even in court. Under current law, these officers are also considered as citizens, not actually ensure personal living space.
Cases of illegal eviction of the service apartments (residences, etc), military personnel living in closed military towns, without providing alternative accommodation.
It is known that since 1992, the year in our country are brought up in an average of about 600 junior officers. Due to the lack of free housing and construction of new buildings to provide housing for these young officers as possible.
In recent years our military schools are prepared as non-commissioned officers and soldiers of extended service. In addition, each year on a voluntary basis at the service received a large number of officers, warrant officers and sverhsrochnikov stock. As a result, each year the number of troops that have no living space is growing.
Please note that the majority of officers in reserve and retired, is also provided apartments, and their number is also growing from year to year.
Military families who do not have apartments, of course, have to rent an apartment for rent. According to paragraph 1 of Article 12 of the Law "On status of servicemen" not backed by official flat military personnel and their families paid monetary compensation to the tenants. As you know, some time ago, the sum referred to monetary compensation was raised. Now, every soldier of the rent is paid monthly AZN 20-44, depending on region of residence, and each family member - 50% of this amount. Clearly, this amount is impossible to rent an apartment. As we know, rent 2-room apartment in Baku manages officers and warrant officers, at best, at 200-250 manat, and in areas depending on the region - AZN 50-100.
It is evident that the fundamental right of military personnel, enforceable by law - the right to receive apartments (living space) is broken for many years.
At the present time in our country relentlessly growing number of multi-storey buildings. Some of them built in the territories once belonging to the military authorities. However, none of these houses or apartments are not specifically provided for the military. Local authorities do not release the military housing area or land for construction of individual houses that specified in the requirements of Article 12 of the Law "On status of servicemen".
Thus, the housing stock inherited from the Soviet Army, has long been used, but in the years of independence from the state, we can say not built a single dwelling house or apartment to provide housing for the military. In short, if we disregard the small housing stock inherited from the Soviet Army in closed military towns, ultimately, our armed forces have no independent HOUSING FUND envisaged to provide housing for families of officers and warrant officers.
True, since 2005, some military units conducted remedial work and in the officers' dormitory. According to official reports of the Ministry of Defence in 2008, was scheduled to provide an apartment in Baku 165-T personnel as well as the construction of Shamkir, Goytere, Jalilabad and several other cities, new buildings for the military. The State Border Service and the Internal Troops have also encouraging progress in this direction.
However, these works will not have much impact on the housing problems of servicemen. Because the solution of housing problems due to the internal capacity of the individual law enforcement agencies in a market economy is impossible. In addition, the legislative framework in this field, inherited the Soviet Union, has long been outdated and not suitable in current conditions.
If you think deeply, the issue of military housing, has long been turned into a very serious social problem for our still in transition state. And to solve this problem is an urgent need to adopt a special state program.
And I think all of us it is worth recalling the winged words of the great Napoleon: "The people who did not want to feed an army, will feed someone else."
Yashar Jafarli,
Chairman of Public Association "a reserve officer and retired, the president of Azerbaijan Public Association for Security and Defence.
Social problems in the security sector and defense against the growing military budget every year, do not remain outside the public eye. In this case, first of all attracted the attention of housing problems.
In paragraph 1 of Article 12 of the Law "On status of servicemen" states that "the troops (except military conscripts) and living together with their family members upon arrival to the place of military service no later than the 3-month period provided meets the standards established by the legislation Republic of Azerbaijan, service housing.
According to paragraph 2 of Article 12 of the Act troops (except military conscripts) who has served 10 calendar years or more in the Armed Forces or created in accordance with the laws of other armed groups (hereinafter - the Armed Forces) living in service flats and have no living space should be provided with a living area or land for the construction of individual houses.
Unfortunately, the law of military fixed by law and are not provided. Currently, the majority of officers, warrant officers and soldiers of extended service do not have their own homes.
According to independent experts, to date apartment is provided with only 15-20 percent of officers, warrant officers and soldiers of extended service. In other words, today, at least 7 out of 10 officers and warrant officers serving in the armed forces, housing is not provided.
This also means that in our armed forces have formed a large "ARMY BEZKVARTIRNYH.
Military law for the privatization of apartments, situated in open military camps where they live more than 15 to 20 years old, is not guaranteed. Those wishing to privatize the apartments are facing bureaucratic arbitrariness, can not achieve the restoration of their rights, even in court. Under current law, these officers are also considered as citizens, not actually ensure personal living space.
Cases of illegal eviction of the service apartments (residences, etc), military personnel living in closed military towns, without providing alternative accommodation.
It is known that since 1992, the year in our country are brought up in an average of about 600 junior officers. Due to the lack of free housing and construction of new buildings to provide housing for these young officers as possible.
In recent years our military schools are prepared as non-commissioned officers and soldiers of extended service. In addition, each year on a voluntary basis at the service received a large number of officers, warrant officers and sverhsrochnikov stock. As a result, each year the number of troops that have no living space is growing.
Please note that the majority of officers in reserve and retired, is also provided apartments, and their number is also growing from year to year.
Military families who do not have apartments, of course, have to rent an apartment for rent. According to paragraph 1 of Article 12 of the Law "On status of servicemen" not backed by official flat military personnel and their families paid monetary compensation to the tenants. As you know, some time ago, the sum referred to monetary compensation was raised. Now, every soldier of the rent is paid monthly AZN 20-44, depending on region of residence, and each family member - 50% of this amount. Clearly, this amount is impossible to rent an apartment. As we know, rent 2-room apartment in Baku manages officers and warrant officers, at best, at 200-250 manat, and in areas depending on the region - AZN 50-100.
It is evident that the fundamental right of military personnel, enforceable by law - the right to receive apartments (living space) is broken for many years.
At the present time in our country relentlessly growing number of multi-storey buildings. Some of them built in the territories once belonging to the military authorities. However, none of these houses or apartments are not specifically provided for the military. Local authorities do not release the military housing area or land for construction of individual houses that specified in the requirements of Article 12 of the Law "On status of servicemen".
Thus, the housing stock inherited from the Soviet Army, has long been used, but in the years of independence from the state, we can say not built a single dwelling house or apartment to provide housing for the military. In short, if we disregard the small housing stock inherited from the Soviet Army in closed military towns, ultimately, our armed forces have no independent HOUSING FUND envisaged to provide housing for families of officers and warrant officers.
True, since 2005, some military units conducted remedial work and in the officers' dormitory. According to official reports of the Ministry of Defence in 2008, was scheduled to provide an apartment in Baku 165-T personnel as well as the construction of Shamkir, Goytere, Jalilabad and several other cities, new buildings for the military. The State Border Service and the Internal Troops have also encouraging progress in this direction.
However, these works will not have much impact on the housing problems of servicemen. Because the solution of housing problems due to the internal capacity of the individual law enforcement agencies in a market economy is impossible. In addition, the legislative framework in this field, inherited the Soviet Union, has long been outdated and not suitable in current conditions.
If you think deeply, the issue of military housing, has long been turned into a very serious social problem for our still in transition state. And to solve this problem is an urgent need to adopt a special state program.
And I think all of us it is worth recalling the winged words of the great Napoleon: "The people who did not want to feed an army, will feed someone else."
Where do they spend their billions?
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