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Group that embezzled budgetary funds for healthcare in Sumgayit city exposed
Baku/23.08.23/Turan: The Main Department for Combating Corruption under the General Prosecutor's Office has completed investigation of the criminal case on offences committed at the state legal entity "Sumgayit Medical Centre", initiated on the basis of information received from the Financial Monitoring Service.
"There are reasonable suspicions that former chief accountant of the medical centre mentioned in the investigation Gulnara Bayramova colluded with her relative Gunduz Aliyev and embezzled especially large sums of money by means of state procurements and contracts in 2012-2019 under the cover of business activities carried out by her acquaintance Elkhan Asadov," the Prosecutor's Office said in a statement. Note that Gunduz Aliyev was an official of the executive power of Sumgayit city.
According to the materials of the criminal case, Gulnara Bayramova and Gunduz Aliyev transferred AZN 5 million 716.700 to the winners of state procurement of Sumgayit city health department - 41 legal entities established by Elkhan Asadov.
At that, a part of the transferred funds (AZN 1,613,334) was embezzled through cashing them out.
The General Prosecutor's Office report said that the preliminary investigation proved legalisation of over AZN 1 million "obtained by criminal means as a result of financial transactions carried out by concluding various deals and transferring funds to bank accounts.
In the course of the investigation, a decision was made to apply criminal law measures against 41 legal entities. These companies have paid over AZN 1.5 million for the material damage caused.
Based on the evidence collected in the case, Gulnara Bayramova and Gunduz Aliyev were finally charged under 179.4 (embezzlement with large-scale damage), 193-1.3.2 (legalisation of large-scale property acquired by criminal means) and other Articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Add that Elkhan Asadov was charged under Articles 32.5, 179.4 (facilitation of embezzlement, including by causing major damage), 32.5, 308.2 (facilitation of abuse of power, causing grave consequences) and other Articles.
The criminal case was sent for consideration by the Sumgayit Court of Grave Crimes. -08D-
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- 23 August 2023 14:38
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