Bank employee detained with $3,000 bribe in Namangan (video)

A criminal case has been initiated against a chief legal adviser at a bank branch in the Namangan region, according to the State Security Service of Uzbekistan.

According to the report, the official demanded $3,000 from a private medical clinic in Namangan city. The clinic had been unable to repay a loan of 16.2 billion soums issued by the bank in 2021. In return for the payment, the suspect allegedly promised to delay the auction of pledged assets for five to six months and later facilitate their return to the clinic.

During a joint operation conducted by officers of the State Security Service of Uzbekistan and the Department for Combating Economic Crimes, the suspect was detained while receiving the requested money from the clinic’s head, with material evidence secured at the scene.

A criminal case has been opened, and investigative actions are currently underway.

Earlier, authorities in the Tashkent region also opened a criminal case against an official accused of demanding $63,000 from an entrepreneur.