In Andijan, Namangan, and Fergana, officials were caught taking bribes.

Several corruption cases have been identified in the Andijan, Namangan, and Fergana regions, with officials apprehended with material evidence. This was reported to Zamon.uz by the State Security Service.

 

Earlier, it was reported that in a case in Andijan, Deputy Governor Isomiddin Ismanov was caught taking a bribe. Footage from the rapid operation conducted by the State Security Service has been released.

 

It has been revealed that Isomiddin Ismanov, exploiting his official position, demanded $50,000 from an entrepreneur in exchange for formalizing a 20-sotix plot of land from the state reserve and obtaining a construction permit. During a rapid operation conducted by State Security Service officers, the official was caught receiving the money at his residence.

 

Furthermore, in Namangan, it was established that the chief architect of the district construction department demanded $1,500 in exchange for formalizing project documents for a car wash facility belonging to a local family business and lifting a suspension order. During the rapid operation, the chief architect was caught while receiving $1,000 through a mediator.

 

According to information, the head of the enterprise had previously paid a fine of 43.3 million soums by court order, but the chief architect demanded a bribe without offering a legal solution.

 

In Fergana region's Koshtepa district, the deputy head of the Employment Assistance Department, exploiting his official position and using the trust of a local citizen, took $2,000 from them for admission to a higher education institution in Andijan region. This official was also apprehended by the State Security Service and the Department for Combating Economic Crimes.

 

Currently, criminal cases have been initiated against the offenders in all three cases under the relevant articles of the Criminal Code, and investigative actions are being carried out.