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121 people charged with corruption in Azerbaijan last year

10 March 2009 10:57 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Hafiz Heydarovâ€“APA. Anti-Corruption Department of the General Prosecutorâ€™s Office of Azerbaijan completed investigation of criminal cases against 121 people, Press Service of the Republican Prosecutorâ€™s Office told APA. The Anti-Corruption Department completed and sent to the court 70 criminal cases against 121 people in 2008. 34 cases, including four cases of bribery, 12 - abuse of office, 5 â€“ exceeding authority, four - office falsification, two- tax avoiding, two â€“ neglect of duty, one â€“ abuse of influence, 40 â€“ robbery abusing the duty position and other actions of corruption, were launched directly by the anti-corruption department. Judicial proceedings on these cases were also completed and the people charged with these cases were punished by the court decisions. 32 introductions were sent to the offices and organizations related to the charged people and number of workers there was punished within the disciplinary regulations and necessary measures were taken for elimination of law violations. The Anti-Corruption Department has completed 15 criminal cases against 25 people and sent to the courts since beginning of 2009. The investigation of 37 cases is still going on.