A lawyer from a law firm in Tashkent was caught while taking a bribe. According to reports, he promised to assist in a criminal case against a resident of Piskent district of Tashkent region, born in 1989, in which investigative actions were being carried out.
The lawyer allegedly said that he could resolve the case positively through his acquaintances in the judicial system and help to change the preventive measure to a lighter one. In exchange for this “service,” he received 3,700 US dollars when he was detained by officers of the State Security Service and the Department under the General Prosecutor’s Office with material evidence.
At present, a criminal case has been initiated against this person under Article 168, Part 3, paragraph “a,” and Articles 28 and 211 of the Criminal Code, and investigative actions are underway.
At the same time, a similar incident was recorded in the Surkhandarya region.
During an operational event conducted jointly by the State Security Service and the regional prosecutor’s office, a lawyer from a law firm operating in the Denov district was caught with material evidence while illegally receiving 60 million soums from a citizen.
It was revealed that he had promised to help the defendant in a criminal case under consideration in the Denov district court receive a lighter punishment through his contacts in the judicial system.
A criminal case has been opened against this lawyer under Article 168, Part 3, paragraph “v,” and Articles 28 and 211 of the Criminal Code, and a preventive measure in the form of “detention” has been applied to him. Investigative actions are ongoing.
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