During operational activities carried out by the State Security Service in cooperation with the Department for Combating Economic Crimes and internal affairs bodies in Fergana, Tashkent, and Surkhandarya regions, a number of corruption cases were identified.
According to the information, in January of this year, a land plot of 22 sotkas was leased for a long term to a local limited liability company in the "Youth Small Industrial Zone" of the Furkat district of the Fergana region. However, the head of the previously convicted enterprise illegally agreed to sell this land for $52,000 and demanded $15,000 for privatization through an acquaintance working at the "Small Industrial Zones Management Directorate" under the administration. They were caught red-handed while receiving $15,000 of the $67,000 demanded.
Also, during an operational event in the Tashkent region, a legal consultant of the Main Department of Construction and Housing and Communal Services was detained. He demanded $15,000 for a positive resolution of the case under consideration in the administrative court through his official acquaintances and was detained with evidence while receiving the money.
In the Shurchi district of Surkhandarya region, a state tax inspector abused his official powers and demanded 8 million soums from a local entrepreneur under the pretext of liquidating the debt of the relevant enterprise. His accomplice, a citizen born in 1999, was detained while receiving the requested funds. Later, the inspector was also detained while receiving the illegal money through a third party.
Currently, criminal cases have been initiated under the relevant articles of the Criminal Code in connection with these cases, and a preventive measure of "detention" has been applied to the guilty persons. Investigative actions are underway.
These events demonstrate that a decisive fight against corruption continues in all regions, and not every person who commits an illegal act can escape responsibility.
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