Smoking is prohibited in public spaces

According to the Fars news agency’s judicial group, the fourth national congress and the first international congress on tobacco and health were attended by Gholam Abbas Turki, the deputy public legal and crime prevention attorney of the country, the deputy ministers of health, the general and revolutionary prosecutor of Hormozgan province, and representatives of the World Health Organization. And a group of experts and experts started working in Bandar Abbas.

Gholam Abbas Turki, deputy public rights and crime prevention attorney of the country, said during the conference: “The right to health is one of the basic human rights, which provides the basis for enjoying other rights, and without having this right, we cannot enjoy other rights.”

He stated: In addition, the right to health, which is one of the examples of public rights, is also specified in our laws.

Turki reminded: The phenomenon of smoking harms health, and the harm that the spread of smoking causes to health is a social harm that we examine as a phenomenon in society from the perspective of criminology.

This judicial official further added: Dealing with the phenomenon of smoking should be realistic, and in order to set a goal in dealing with smoking, it should be eradicated by using preventive measures, especially in youth and adolescence.

Referring to some punishments considered for the violators in the field of production, supply and consumption of tobacco products, the deputy of public rights of the Attorney General of the country said: We expect judges and prosecutors to deal with the violators and to punish the violators. to consider

He stated that we need to take preventive measures to deal with tobacco items, and reminded: if we want to eliminate some tobacco products from the society, we must have a suitable cultural alternative for it.

He pointed out: We at the Attorney General’s Office support all measures in the field of preventing and combating tobacco use.

Stating that our approach regarding tobacco products is preventive, this judicial official reminded: the coordination and cooperation of all responsible institutions, trade unions and the people themselves is an inevitable necessity in order to succeed in dealing with this sinister phenomenon.

Turki said: All over the country, prosecutors will deal with actions that take place in the field of illegal supply of tobacco products, and in accordance with the law, some actions such as advertising and supply outside the network and smuggling are crimes.

He also admitted: If we want to deal with the phenomenon of smoking, you must introduce a suitable alternative for it, one of the best of which is the establishment of clean or smoke-free coffee houses and the implementation of diverse cultural programs at the community level, which can be a preventive aspect. and prevent the increase in demand for tobacco products.

Deputy Prosecutor General of the country said: As a prosecutor, we look at the phenomenon of tobacco as a social harm, and according to the comprehensive law on the control of tobacco products approved in 2005, we have a duty to control this phenomenon.

He reminded: When we talk about the control of tobacco products in the society, we must reduce the demand in the society and the legal duties of the devices must be demanded.

Gholam Abbas Turki stated: Regarding tobacco, it should not be sold outside the network, advertising of tobacco products directly and indirectly is completely prohibited, and any partial sales and yarn sales and sales to people under 18 years of age are also legally responsible.

This judicial official stated: It is absolutely forbidden to use tobacco in public spaces in a way that harms the health of other members of the society.

The Deputy Prosecutor General of the country emphasized: We in the prosecutor’s office are looking to adopt a single method to control this phenomenon and prevent it.

He stated: The cooperation of all institutions, especially universities, education and the general staff of the armed forces, is very important in the field of culture and social issues, because unfortunately, in many cases, schools, universities and military service are the starting point for the consumption of tobacco products. .

In the end, the Deputy of Public Law and Crime Prevention of the Attorney General of the country emphasized: We have a duty to follow up on tobacco consumption as one of the issues related to public law, and if the authorities commit dereliction in the implementation of their legal duties. We have a duty to follow them.

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