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Europan Broadcasting Union (EBU) holds an investigation into the accusations of bribery in favor of Azerbaijan during “Eurovision Song Contest,” notes EBU Event Supervisor Sietse Bakker. British website “Mirror Online” reports the incident.

He notes that measures will be taken, provided the fact is confirmed.

“We have a very clear policy on such ¬speculations. First of all, we always look into the story. If necessary, we investigate further. And if we would find actual proof that the rules have been breached, we will impose firm sanctions and do everything we can to avoid it in the future,” Bakker claims.

The publication adds that “it’s turning a really joyous occasion into something really sordid and nasty.”

“If there is video evidence of people trying to vote-rig, then that country needs to be banned,” reads the material.

A scandal related to vote-results broke out during “Eurovision 2013.” The head of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan claimed that Azerbaijani votes meant for the Russian representative Dina Garipova were not counted. The European Broadcasting Union representatives noted in their own turn that organizers of “Eurovision” officially deny the “loss” of votes given to Russia. A scandal related to vote-rigging in favor of Azerbaijan broke out during “Eurovision 2013.” Lithuanian website “15min.lt” held a journalistic investigation showing that a group if individuals in Lithuania and other countries massively “bought” votes in favor of Azerbaijan on the day of the Contest. European Broadcasting Union is interested in the given information.