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In the Tashkent region, officers of the Enforcement Bureau, tax, and customs were caught with a bribe.

As part of the fight against corruption, rapid response operations were carried out in the Tashkent region by the employees of the State Security Service.

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The executive officer of the Mandatory Execution Bureau's Qibray district division demanded $5,000 from a citizen to stop the auction of their property seized due to credit debt and to close the execution case in their proceeding, having previously received $2,000. The state executor was caught with material evidence at the time of receiving the remaining $3,000. was caught.

A criminal case has been initiated against the state executor under Article 210, Part 2, Paragraph “b” of the Criminal Code, and detention has been applied as a preventive measure. Investigative actions are being carried out. 

In a case observed in Zangiota district, the acting head of the district tax inspection was caught with material evidence while receiving $1,200 for guiding the activities of a family enterprise specialized in construction materials production and for not conducting any inspections for 1 year.

A criminal case has been initiated against this official under Article 210, Part 2, Paragraph “b” of the Criminal Code, and detention has been applied as a preventive measure. 

In another case, an inspector-investigator of the “Yallama” border customs post of Tashkent regional customs department was caught while receiving $1,000 for facilitating through his official acquaintances the court process of a violation committed by a businessman in importing prohibited goods into our country, and for helping to take these goods back out of Uzbekistan.

During the pre-investigation check, it was also found that the customs inspector had previously received $300 for assisting in this matter.

A criminal case has been initiated against him under Article 168, Part 3, Paragraph “b” and Articles 28,211, Part 1 of the Criminal Code, and detention has been applied as a preventive measure. 

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