In Khorezm, an internal affairs officer was caught with $4,500.
During a rapid operation, a methodologist from the Department of Preschool and School Education, a senior inspector of the FVB, and an employee of the ministry were detained.
A number of corruption cases related to employment, processing of various permits, and the assignment of social benefits have been identified in Uzbekistan. The State Security Service (DXX) reported this.
It was noted that officers of the State Security Service, in cooperation with the Department under the General Prosecutor's Office and internal affairs bodies, conducted operational activities in the regions.
In an incident identified in the Khorezm region, a junior inspector of the regional Department of Internal Affairs' Public Order Division abused his official position and gained the trust of a citizen. He promised to arrange a job for the citizen's acquaintance in the internal affairs bodies and demanded 4,500 US dollars. During the operational operation, the inspector was caught in the act of receiving an advance of 1,800 US dollars and 2.4 million soums.
In an incident in the Tashkent region, a methodologist from the district department of preschool and school education demanded money from a citizen who wanted to establish a private family kindergarten in exchange for obtaining a permit. He requested 1.5 million soums for preparing a document on compliance with sanitary requirements and 200 US dollars for obtaining a positive conclusion on fire safety. The methodologist was caught while receiving the money.
Additionally, during the operational operation, a senior inspector of the district Emergency Situations Department, who had received part of this money, was also apprehended.
A similar incident was recorded in the Republic of Karakalpakstan. A woman living in the Chimboy district was caught receiving 7 million soums after promising a citizen of the Kegeyli district to artificially increase their work experience for the purpose of assigning an old-age pension. It turned out that she planned to carry this out through her son, who works in the Ministry of Poverty Reduction and Employment.
Criminal cases have been initiated regarding all incidents, and investigative actions are currently underway.
