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 White paper on crime 2005 Part1/Chapter3/Section3/2 

2 Economic offenses

  Fig.1-3-3-4 shows the number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for violations of the Commercial Code(Law No.48of1899),Anti-Monopoly Law,and Securities and Exchange Law(Law No.25of1948)over the last10years.

Fig.1-3-3-4  Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for violations of the Commercial Code,Anti-Monopoly Law,and Securities and Exchange Law(1995-2004)

  In FY2004,the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission filed formal complaints for12cases(25persons)with public prosecutors for Securities and Exchange Law violations.More specifically,seven cases(13persons)were charged with insider trading,one case(one person)with market manipulation,one case(two persons)with spread of rumor on stock markets and fraudulent means,and three cases(nine persons)with submission of securities reports containing false statements,etc.(Source:The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission).
  In FY2004,no case of Anti-Monopoly Law violation was charged by the Fair Trade Commission.
  Table1-3-3-5 shows the number of persons prosecuted or not prosecuted by public prosecutors over the last five years for violations of the Commercial Code,Anti-Monopoly Law,and Securities and Exchange Law.
  In2004,all persons prosecuted were indicted(Source:Annual Report of Statistics on Prosecution).

Table1-3-3-5  Numbers of persons prosecuted or not prosecuted for violations of the Commercial Code,Anti-Monopoly Law,and Securities and Exchange Law(2000-2004)