Officials of the Republican Sanitary and Quarantine Center have been brought to criminal liability, oxu.az reports with reference to the Prosecutor General’s Office and the Ministry of Health of Azerbaijan. It is noted that the Prosecutor General’s Office regularly carries out comprehensive measures jointly with the Ministry of Health to ensure and reliable protection of human and civil rights in the field of protecting public health, identifying and preventing offenses committed during the implementation of sanitary and hygienic measures, including bringing to justice persons who committed offenses .
As a result of the anti-corruption operation, the center’s general director Saleh Novruzi, deputy director Yadulla Balishov and head of the laboratory department Tahir Veliyev were detained.
A criminal case has been initiated under Articles 311.3.1, 311.3.2, 311.3.3 (taking a bribe by a group of persons by prior conspiracy, committed repeatedly and on a large scale) and 308.2 (abuse of official powers, resulting in grave consequences) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. It was established that these persons received large bribes from citizens for issuing certificates of hygienic compliance of certain goods/products.
The court imposed a preventive measure in the form of house arrest (with removal from the position) on all those detained; the investigation continues.
