Personnel Risk:
Very High
Score:
26/100
Leadership Behaviour
Q34
25/100
Do the Defence Ministry, Defence Minister, Chiefs of Defence, and Single Service Chiefs publicly commit, through, for example, speeches, media interviews, or political mandates, to anti-corruption and integrity measures?
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There is not any openly stated and effectively implemented anti-corruption plan for defence sector in Azerbaijan. Because of that, it seems there is no…
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There were some statements, opinion and interviews from officials defence and security structures about anti-corruption measures in the last years. However, according to experts,…
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There are few statements of commitment by officials from MoD and other military structures. According to Vagif Dargahli (1), spokesman of the MoD, some…
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Q35
38/100
Are there effective measures in place for personnel found to have taken part in forms of bribery and corruption, and is there evidence that these measures are being carried out?
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The Anti-Corruption Law (1) applies to all public administrations, as well as to the Ministry of Defence. According to the law, corruption shall mean…
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In 2003, a change took place in the leadership of the Ministry of Defence and announced that the new leadership would fight corruption (1).…
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Q36
0/100
Is whistleblowing encouraged by the government, and are whistle-blowers in military and defence ministries afforded adequate protection from reprisal for reporting evidence of corruption, in both law and practice?
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Like many countries, Azerbaijan is a dangerous country for whistleblowers. Still, a legislative group, the Anti-Corruption Commission is working on the draft law on…
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Whistleblowing is not encouraged by the government. There is no government messaging on whistleblowing. Mass media, TV channels do not discuss any information about…
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According to the experts, the protection of those who provide information about the offences in the security and defence sectors is not properly implemented.…
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Q37
0/100
Is special attention paid to the selection, time in post, and oversight of personnel in sensitive positions, including officials and personnel in defence procurement, contracting, financial management, and commercial management?
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There are no specific decisions or laws on appointments to sensitive positions in the defence sector. Any strategy has not been disclosed. No official…
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In many cases, non-professionals are assigned to positions. Selection of personnel in sensitive positions depends on the loyalty of the person to the ruling…
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There is a staffing department at the Defence Ministry and at other military units as well. It nominates candidates for different positions, and then…
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Payroll, Promotions, Appointments, Rewards
Q38
33/100
Is the number of civilian and military personnel accurately known and publicly available?
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The Ministry of Defence (MoD) does not provide totals of civilian nor military personnel. There are other sources; however, Military Balance publication, CIA Factbook…
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According to the Law on State Secret (1) the organizational structure of the troops, the number of personnel is considered as a state secret…
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In the last five years, there was not any serious problem with ghost soldiers in the armed forces. Earlier, in the period of Safar…
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Q39
0/100
Are pay rates and allowances for civilian and military personnel openly published?
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Q40
50/100
Do personnel receive the correct pay on time, and is the system of payment well-established, routine, and published?
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Payment is on time, and there have been no delays recently (1, 2). Some payments to servicemen were delayed until 2013. This includes “money…
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Military personnel are paid accurately. In recent years, there have been no serious problems (1, 2). However, sometimes in practice payments on some occasions…
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The payment system is generally not published, no explanation is given (1). It is not registered as a military secret in the law on…
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Q41
8/100
Is there an established, independent, transparent, and objective appointment system for the selection of military personnel at middle and top management level?
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Military service in Azerbaijan is carried out per the Law on Military Duty and Military Service (1) and the Statute on Military Service (2).…
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The appointment of middle and top officials in the Defence Ministry and other military units is not subject to any external scrutiny. The president’s…
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According to interviewees, vacancies at the Ministry of Defence are not transparent. Vacancies are not officially reported to potential officers/candidates. There are serious problems…
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Q42
8/100
Are personnel promoted through an objective, meritocratic process? Such a process would include promotion boards outside of the command chain, strong formal appraisal processes, and independent oversight.
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Criteria for promotion and appointment are not well regulated. According to the Law on Military Duty and Military Service (1), the duration of military…
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There is no specific legislation on appointment and promotion in the army (1), and internal regulations on promotions are weak. There are no concrete…
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Information on appointments and promotions in the Ministry of Defence and other military units is often not published. In some cases, the press is…
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As no information about postings or the promotion cycle is available, this indicator has been marked Not Applicable.
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Conscription and Recruitment
Q43
58/100
Where compulsory conscription occurs, is there a policy of not accepting bribes for avoiding conscription? Are there appropriate procedures in place to deal with such bribery, and are they applied?
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The Criminal Code criminliases receiving and giving of a bribe (Article 311, 312) (1) however, despite this, cases of bribery continue in the country’s…
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The Criminal Code penalises evasion without lawful grounds from an appeal to military service or from an appeal to mobilization with the purpose of…
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When the State Service for Mobilization and Conscription was created in 2012, a number of staff members were arrested for corruption (1). In February…
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Q44
50/100
is there a policy of refusing bribes to gain preferred postings? Are there appropriate procedures in place to deal with such bribery, and are they applied?
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Giving and receiving a bribe in Azerbaijan are considered a crime by law, cases with the bribery continue in the country’s conscription system. There…
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There are not concrete sanctions for “soliciting preferred postings through bribery”. However, in various laws and the Criminal Code, corruption is considered a criminal…
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When the State Service for Mobilization and Conscription was created in 2012, several staff members were arrested for corruption (1). In February 2015, Turan…
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Salary Chain
It is almost impossible to get information on this subject. The issue of different chains of payment and command probably varies in different branches.…
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Values and Standards
Q46
25/100
Is there a Code of Conduct for all military personnel that includes, but is not limited to, guidance with respect to bribery, gifts and hospitality, conflicts of interest, and post-separation activities? Is there evidence that breaches of the Code of Conduct are effectively addressed?
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At present, rules of ethical conduct of military personnel in the Ministry of Defence (MoD) have not been adopted. However, there is information on…
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There is not enough evidence to score this indicator.
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No information on how to comply with the Code of Conduct is provided. According to Natig Jafarli, the rules of behaviour in several military…
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No information on how to comply with the Code of Conduct is provided. Natig Jafarli says the rules of behavior in a number of…
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Q47
42/100
Is there a Code of Conduct for all civilian personnel that includes, but is not limited to, guidance with respect to bribery, gifts and hospitality, conflicts of interest, and post-separation activities? Is there evidence that breaches of the Code of Conduct are effectively addressed?
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In 2007 the Law on Ethical Behaviour Rules of Civil Servants was adopted in Azerbaijan. This law also covers civil servants working in the…
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Though the Law on Ethical Behaviour Rules of Civil Servants is available online (1), guidance is not available to the public. Regular training is…
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There is not enough information to score this indicator. The public is not informed about violations of the Law on Ethical Behaviour of Civil…
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There is no code of conduct specific to civilian personnel in the defence sector. Though the Law on Ethical Behaviour Rules of Civil Servants…
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Q48
13/100
Does regular anti-corruption training take place for military and civilian personnel?
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There is no information on conducting regular anti-corruption training for military and civilian personnel. But newly created Anti-Corruption Academy (NGO) in Azerbaijan has begun…
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This indicator has been marked Not Applicable. The MoD and other military organizations do not provide any information on the continuity of the training.…
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The “anti-corruption” measures taken at the MoD and other military units include more small groups, inter-officers conversations. They are not regular, serious training exercises(1).…
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Q49
25/100
Is there a policy to make public outcomes of the prosecution of defence services personnel for corrupt activities, and is there evidence of effective prosecutions in recent years?
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There is an informal policy in the defence institution to make outcomes of prosecution publicly available. Corruption-related court processes related to defence services personnel…
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Only in exceptional situations are certain parts of the outcomes of prosecutions (charges and results of prosecutions) made publicly available, but it is done…
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Observations show that corruption-related incidents mostly are not seriously investigated, and the public is not informed about the trial results (1). In some cases,…
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Q50
17/100
Are there effective measures in place to discourage facilitation payments (which are illegal in almost all countries)?
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Although bribery in the country is a common practice, the legislation prohibits it (1). According to the Criminal Code payments are strictly illegal (1).…
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There is no information on the continuing investigation and prosecution of the incidents. In most cases, events are kept secret from the public. According…
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Facilitation payments in the military and security spheres are widespread. Military conscription facilitation payments/bribery cases have three main manifestations: Young people give a bribe…
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