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BUYING AND SELLING EXAMS

JANUARY 7 2009 11:57h

Croatia: Corruption Charges For 33 Professors

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Office for the Prevention of Corruption and Organised Crime has raised charges against 33 University professors for graft.

ZAGREB, CROATIA -  Croatian Office for the Prevention of Corruption and Organised Crime (USKOK) has raised charges at Zagreb County Court against 33 persons at the Faculty of Transport Sciences in Zagreb, for purchasing and selling exams.

So far, USKOK has raised charges at the same court against nine professors, an external associate, assistants, heads of admittance offices, three mediators and eight students from the Zagreb Faculty of Economy.

In total, some 70 people were charged by the USKOK.