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The leader of the pro-government party of Azerbaijan "Fatherland", MP Fazail Agamali called for restrictions in Facebook and other social networks in Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani news agency "Turan" says.

"These networks threaten the statehood of Azerbaijan," he stated.

In particular, he said, the restrictions should refer to the appeals unconstitutional and aimed at the opposing the society. Agamali believes that social networks can cause appeals against the statehood of Azerbaijan and its political stability. Agamaly brought the example of Sunday protest against the losses in the Azerbaijani army.

"These evil plans are controlled through Facebook by various foreign centers, and it is necessary to investigate and expose them," said the deputy.

He reminded that there was a revolution in Egypt which was organized through social networks, and "Azerbaijan should not become Egypt."

On the site "Haqqin.az" Fatullayev’s article "2 million dollars to “Facebook” revolution in Azerbaijan," was published which states that the representation of U.S. National Democratic Institute (NDI) that existed in Baku, Azerbaijan provided about 2 million dollars for the implementation of Facebook revolution.

As "Turan" reports, the U.S. embassy denied the accusations made against the NDI. "The charges in this article are unfounded," the U.S. Embassy statement said.

On March 10, in Baku, a mass protest against the deaths of soldiers in the army in non-combat situation was held. The rally was dispersed by the police; at least 60 people were detained. There were about 3000 protesters at Fountain Square. The number of participants increased due to the relatives of the recruits killed in the Azerbaijani army. Earlier, a similar protest was held on January 12 in 2013 and was also dispersed by the police. Both protests were organized in social networks.