Corruption disclosed in education

According to the press-service of Prosecutor General’s Office, the material received by the Finance Ministry’s State Finance Control Service regarding illegal acts of officials of the Sumgayit branch of the Education Ministry’s Republican Sport Centre “Tehsil” has been investigated in the Anti-Corruption Department under the Prosecutor General, APA reports.

The investigation revealed that some officials of the Sumgayit branch, abusing their powers in 2012-2014, allegedly falsified information on sporting events and business trips for the purpose of illegally obtaining benefits for themselves or third parties.

Since there were suspicions of corruption amounting AZN 170,000, a criminal case under Articles 308.1 (abuse of power) and 313 (service forgery) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan.  

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