Philharmonic employee arrested for bribery and abuse of power

The Main Anti-Corruption Directorate under the Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan carried out an operation at the Azerbaijan State Academic Philharmonic named after Muslim Magomayev, Trend reports with reference to the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan.

It is noted that as a result of investigative measures, taking into account the presence of sufficient evidence reflecting the signs of such crimes as theft of entrusted property of others on a large scale, the deliberate use by an official of his official powers contrary to the interests of the service in order to obtain illegal benefits for himself or third parties in connection with performance of their official duties, receiving bribes on a large scale and entering deliberately false data by an official into official documents with mercenary and other intent, a criminal case was initiated.

During the investigation of the criminal case against Philharmonic employee Rashad Mammadov, a court decision on July 5 selected a preventive measure in the form of arrest.

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