30 Jailed over Croatia University Corruption Case

The bribes-for-grades scandal erupted at Zagreb University's transport and economy faculties in September 2009. File photo

A Croatian court has sentenced to jail 30 people, including nine university professors, for giving and taking bribes in exchange of grades.

This has been announced Wednesday by state-run HINA news agency.

Mladen Budor got the most severe sentence of two years and 10 months in prison for serving as a mediator between students and professors at Zagreb University's transport faculty.

The professors were found guilty of accepting bribes of up to EUR 700 to allow students to pass tests regardless of their performances and, in some cases, even though they did not show up.

All of them were banned from lecturing for five years and were ordered to return the bribes they received.

The bribes-for-grades scandal erupted at Zagreb University's transport and economy faculties in September 2009.

Cracking down on corruption is a key condition Croatia must meet as part of the former Yugoslav republic's bid to become a part of the European Union by 2011.

 

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