KHUJAND, July 23, 2010, Asia-Plus — 125 corruption-related and economic crimes have been detected in Sughd over the first six months of this year, which is 8 cases more than in the same period last year, the Sughd anticorruption directorate chief Jumanazar Rahmatov announced at a news conference in Khujand on July 22.
According to him, four corruption-related crimes have been committed by officers from the ministry of defense, 11 such crimes have been committed by officers from the ministry of interior, 7 corruption-related crimes have been committed by officers from the ministry of justice, 10 corruption cases have been reported in the education sector, seven in the agrarian sector, 8 in the health sector, 14 in the industry ad energy sectors. Besides, two corruption-related crimes have been committed by officials from Tojikstandart (Tajik agency for standardization metrology, certification and trade inspection), 16 by officials from local authorities, four by officials from the land management committee, three by customs officers, and 23 by officials from other structures.
Criminal proceedings have been instituted against corrupt officials on charges of embezzlement or misappropriation, fraud, abuse of powers, commercial graft, bribe taking and accepting, misappropriation of foreign aid money, and tax evasion, the Sughd chief anticorruption officer noted.
“According to findings by the anticorruption agency, corruption has cost the province at more than 12.5 million somoni,” Rahmatov said, adding that more than 5.1 million somoni of the damage has been reimbursed.
