Ministry of Culture officials came across a bribe

The illegal actions of the officials of the Shamkir regional culture of the Ministry of Culture were disclosed, the press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office reports.

as reported, as a result of urgent operational-search measures carried out on the basis of an appeal of a citizen in connection with the illegal actions of officials of the Shamkir Regional Department of Culture of the Ministry of Culture, the Main Directorate for Combating Corruption under the Prosecutor General has opened a criminal case under the relevant articles of the Criminal Code .

“As a result of operational-search measures, reasonable suspicions were established that the head of the Shamkir regional culture department of Rajabs Azer as part of a group of persons by preliminary conspiracy with the acting head of the department of the department of Aliyev Alekper and consultant Safarov Seymour, in exchange for general patronage in the service in connection with the performance of official duties, i.e., the appointment of persons in positions, their stay in their posts and continuing their activities, non -interference in their activities, as well as non -exception of clubs, starting from December 2021, individuals received a bribe as a bribe The amount of 102 thousand manat. Azeru Rajabov, Alekper Aliyev and Seymur Safarov were charged under Articles 308.2 (abuse of official powers that entailed grave consequences), 311.3.1 (receipt of a bribe by a group of persons by prior conspiracy), 311.3.2 (re -receipt bribes) and 311.3.3 (receiving a bribe in large p Azmer) of the Criminal Code, a decision of the court in relation to a preventive measure in the form of arrest, ”the Prosecutor General’s Office said.

As noted, the necessary investigative, operational-search measures to establish a circle of persons who have committed crimes and their other unlawful actions are currently ongoing.