During pre-investigation inspections carried out by the regional branches of the Department under the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan, several cases of large-scale theft of electrical energy were revealed.
Employees of the Andijan city branch of the Department discovered that responsible persons of “A.-A.” LLC and citizen A.N., by unlawfully and directly connecting to public electricity networks in a building belonging to the LLC, as well as in a residential property located in the “Islomobod” neighborhood, used electrical energy worth 371.4 million soums for commercial purposes. In the same residential building, citizens A.G. and R.S. also benefited from such illegal connections for business purposes.
Furthermore, a pre-investigation inspection conducted by the Narpay district branch of the Department revealed that the head of the “A.Z.” farming enterprise, M.Sh., unlawfully connected a water pump to the electricity grid and thus used electrical energy worth 208.6 million soums at the expense of the state.
Criminal cases have been initiated under Article 169 of the Criminal Code (“Theft”), and investigative actions are ongoing. Authorities emphasize that such illegal connections not only cause economic damage but can also lead to power supply disruptions and pose safety risks.
These incidents once again highlight the need for strict adherence to legislation in the use of energy resources and for protecting the interests of both the state and private property.
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