KHUJAND, January 23, 2009, Asia-Plus — In a report released at après conference in Khujand, the Sughd anticorruption directorate chief Millopar Bandishoyev revealed on January 22 that 236 corruption-related and economic crimes were detected in the Sughd province in 2008.
According to him, 50 of those crimes were determined as grave offences. 38 other crimes were regarded as misappropriation or embezzlement of state funds, including 16 cases of especially large-scale embezzlement. Besides, 17 cases of bribery, 14 cases of tax evasion, 53 cases of fraud and other economic crimes were detected in the province last year.
Over the report period, eight corruption-related crime were committed by police officers, 16 by tax officers, 22 by representatives of the education sector, one by military officer, eight by representatives of the justice directorate, 22 by officials of local authorities, five by representatives of the banking sector, two by officials of the investment and state-owned property management directorate, etc.
