In the “Coal” corruption case, a working group was established by the joint orders of the heads of the three authorities, and a total of 62 detectives are conducting the investigation.
Since 2013, the IAAC has been investigating coal sale and purchase contracts, transportation, illegal transportation of the state border, issuance of "C" permits for international cargo transportation, railway construction works, and selection of tenders for the purchase of goods and services. Out of a total of 57 cases of abuse of power, granting possible advantage for others, bribery, money laundering, and illicit enrichment, 8 cases were referred to the court, 7 cases were referred to the prosecutor, 2 cases were referred to relative authority according to jurisdiction, and 1 case was consolidated.
Currently, the working group is investigating 25 cases of inquiry, 11 cases of investigation, and a total of 36 cases. The working group has completed the investigation of 3 cases and submitted them to the Metropolitan Prosecutor’s Office with a proposal to refer them to court.
As part of the investigation of this case, the IAAC searched 127 objects, inspected objects, and documents 246 times, took statements from 421 people as witnesses, and collected 640 documents from relevant organizations.
