Lawyer detained in Tashkent after offering to “fix” a detention order

In Tashkent, a previously convicted lawyer working within a lawyers’ association demanded a bribe in exchange for arranging that a suspect would not be placed in pre-trial detention, the State Security Service reported.

According to the report, during an operation, the lawyer was detained with material evidence while receiving $2,000 obtained through fraud.

It was established that the lawyer promised, through his official contacts, to resolve the issue of not applying a preventive measure in the form of detention to a suspect. The matter related to a criminal case opened under Article 168 of the Criminal Code (fraud) and was under preliminary investigation by the Shaykhontohur District Department for Combating Organized Crime under the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

A criminal case has now been opened against the lawyer under Article 168(3)(v) of the Criminal Code (fraud) and Article 28 in conjunction with Article 211(1) (bribery). A preventive measure in the form of detention has been applied, and investigative procedures are currently underway.

Earlier, during operations conducted in Tashkent, Samarkand, and Guliston, illegal actions by three lawyers were halted.