Chess school director convicted of corruption

The details of the criminal case against Vurgun Mansimov, accused of bribery, fraud, embezzlement and official forgery, have become known, oxu.az reports. At a session of the Lankaran Court of Grave Crimes chaired by Judge Oruj Jalilov, it was announced that the accused held the position of director of the Yardimli District Children’s and Youth Sports Chess School from September 1, 2011 to October 20, 2022.

During his work, he, using his official position, abusing trust and deceiving, repeatedly committed fraud, embezzled and squandered a significant amount of other people’s property entrusted to him, and, while on official duties, took bribes for financial gain and, for selfish reasons, committed official forgery by deliberately entering false data in official documents.

Thus, V. Mansimov appropriated state budget funds in the amount of 71,445 manat, committed fraud in the amount of 8,000 manat and received bribes in the amount of 3,000 manat.

The court sentenced the former director to 5 years of imprisonment.

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