Construction sector employees who received 22 thousand dollars in bribes in Namangan were arrested.
They demanded money from the entrepreneur to positively resolve the project documents for the non-residential building.
A corruption case in the construction sector has been identified in Namangan region. The SSS reported on this.
It is reported that two chief specialists of the regional Department of Construction and Housing and Communal Services demanded a bribe from a local entrepreneur.
They demanded 22 thousand US dollars in exchange for positively resolving the construction permit, architectural-planning assignment, and project documentation for a two-story non-residential building located in Yangi Namangan district, which belongs to the entrepreneur. In March of this year, they received 7 thousand dollars of this amount.
During an urgent operation conducted by State Security Service officers in cooperation with the Department under the Prosecutor General's Office, one of the suspects was caught red-handed while receiving the remaining 15 thousand US dollars. Furthermore, the second individual was also detained in accordance with procedural rules.
Currently, a criminal case has been initiated regarding this incident, and investigative actions are being carried out.
