Officers of the State Security Service and the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the General Prosecutor's Office curbed corruption offenses committed by officials in several provinces, the Uzbekistan 24 reported.
In Tashkent, the chairman of one of the banks demanded USUS$ 15,000 from a businessman in return he promised to provide a 4 billion soums, USUS$ 400 thousand in loan. The officers of the State Security Service and the Department under the Prosecutor General's Office found that the chairman received 103 million soums from the said amount, which were transferred to the account of his friend's company.
In one of the districts of the Samarkand province, the director of the central market and his younger brother promised a local businessman to allot a land plot for the construction of a sewing workshop and a shop, demanding 10 thousand dollars in return. They were arrested while receiving US$ 5,000 for a permit.
Upon receipt of US$ 5,000, an overseer of the security forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who worked in the penitentiary institution in Karshi, was detained. The money was handed over to the acquaintances of one of the prisoners, who needed to be given a mobile phone, as well as other items in the future.
The executive secretary for juvenile affairs of one of the district mayor’s office of the Bukhara province promised a businessman to allot 4 acres of land in the center of the district for the construction of a store. For this he demanded US$ 4,000. He was detained while receiving half of the amount in advance.
Criminal cases have been initiated on the identified cases, and an investigations are underway.
