Gas supply employee detained with $3,000 bribe in Tashkent

A fraud and corruption case involving an employee of Mirzo Ulugbek Tumangaz JSC has been uncovered in Tashkent. The Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the Prosecutor General’s Office reported the case.

According to the department, an operation was conducted by its Mirzo Ulugbek district office in cooperation with other law enforcement agencies. During the operation, an employee of the Mirzo Ulugbek Tumangaz branch, identified as Kh.A., allegedly promised citizen I.A. that he would arrange technical documentation for connecting a building to the gas network through his acquaintances in senior positions. He also allegedly claimed he could make changes and additions to the technical specifications in exchange for $3,000.

Following this, citizen N.B. was detained while receiving $1,000 on Kh.A.’s instructions. The money was seized as material evidence.

A criminal case has been opened under Article 168 of the Criminal Code, which covers fraud, and Articles 28 and 211, which cover complicity in bribery. Investigative actions are underway.

Earlier, officials were detained in separate cases in Jizzakh and Fergana. In Jizzakh, a district administration official was caught allegedly attempting to transfer state-owned land to an entrepreneur. In Fergana, a bank branch manager was detained for allegedly attempting to approve a 2.5 billion soum loan for an acquaintance in exchange for a 5 percent share.