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Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013

Azeri President Ilham Aliyev

BUCHAREST – Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has won the first ever
Organized Crime and Corruption Person of the Year bestowed by the
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP).

The award is given for the person who figured prominently in 2012 on
stories on crime and corruption in its coverage area. Aliyev was
chosen because of new revelations this year about how his family had
taken large shares in lucrative industries including the telecom,
minerals and construction industries often through government related
deals.

The award is chosen by 60 reporters and 15 news organizations that
make up the OCCRP consortium. Runners-up included Albanian drug lord
Naser Kelmendi, President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov and Russian
President Vladimir Putin.

`2012 was a banner year for those of us who cover organized crime and
corruption,’ said OCCRP editor Drew Sullivan. `It’s a growth industry
around the world and we expect a lot of work next year as well.’

OCCRP, based in Sarajevo and Bucharest, is a non-profit, consortium of
independent investigative centers, media outlets and investigative
journalists from 20 countries. Its purpose is to educate readers
worldwide on how organized crime and corruption works. Click here to
read the full report (OCCRP).

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