Baku, Azerbaijan, May 4
By Anvar Mammadov - Trend:
Personnel reforms at the State Customs Committee (SCC) of Azerbaijan will continue until full transparency in the work is achieved, Committee head Safar Mehdiyev told reporters on May 4.
He noted that the staff reshuffle at the Committee does not mean that serious violations were revealed in activities of the employees.
"I have already noted that serious reforms will be carried out at the SCC. Two new orders were signed yesterday, according to which several high-ranking officials of the Committee were taken off their posts. This is all part of the reforms. We previously changed the heads of the three departments. Today, the head of the Balakan Customs Administration was dismissed from his position. A new, proactive specialist, who is good in the customs system, was appointed to this post. Reforms do not mean that there were serious shortcomings in someone's work,” he said.
He noted that the law should be followed by both the customs authorities and entrepreneurs.
"Those entrepreneurs, who are doing business honestly, will always be among partners of the customs service. However, serious measures will be taken against those who provide incorrect data to evade payments of duties. As for the customs officers, I can say that the personnel reforms will continue until full transparency is achieved. If there are shortcomings in activity of the new personnel, they will also be dismissed from their positions," Mehdiyev said.
The chief of the Balakan Customs Administration, Colonel of the Customs Service Vugar Gismatov, was dismissed from his post in connection with the implementation of the staff reforms in accordance with the corresponding order of the chairman of the Azerbaijani State Customs Committee. Isa Guliyev was appointed the head of the Balakan Customs Administration under another order.
Previously, in accordance with the corresponding order of the chairman of the Azerbaijani State Customs Committee, the head of the Main Customs Directorate for Air Transport Sadig Abduyev and the head of the Medical Service Department Fikrat Gadimaliyev were also dismissed from their respective posts in connection with the implementation of the staff reforms.
Earlier, the head of the Tovuz Customs Administration, Mehman Sadigov, was dismissed from his post, and he was appointed the head of the Shirvan Customs Administration. Kanan Mammadov was appointed the head of the Tovuz Customs Administration. And the former chief of the Shirvan Customs Administration, Parviz Ragimov was appointed the head of the Khachmaz Customs Administration.
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