A person placed on an international wanted list by the law enforcement agencies of the Republic has been brought from the Republic of Peru to Uzbekistan. This was reported by the National Central Bureau of Interpol in Uzbekistan.
According to the information, the wanted person was extradited as a result of coordinated actions between the National Central Bureaus of Interpol in Uzbekistan and Peru, as well as with the assistance of the International Legal Department of the General Prosecutor's Office of Uzbekistan and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Peru.
He is a citizen of Turkey, who is subject to criminal prosecution under Part 4 of Article 168 (Fraud on an especially large scale) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
It is noted that the suspect was apprehended within the framework of an international search while hiding from investigation authorities in the territory of Peru.
The extradition process was carried out in cooperation between the National Central Bureaus in Tashkent and Lima. Additionally, during the transit process, assistance was provided within the framework of international law by the competent authorities of France and the United Arab Emirates.
The extradited person has been brought to Uzbekistan for the purpose of conducting further procedural actions and bringing him to criminal responsibility in accordance with the legislation.
Earlier, it was reported that a citizen of Uzbekistan wanted for fraud on an especially large scale was detained in Georgia, and also that three more citizens on the international wanted list were apprehended in the United Arab Emirates and returned to Tashkent.
Also, in April, it was announced that former Chairman of the Board of the Joint-Stock Company "Uzbekistan Metallurgical Combine" Dilshod Akhmedov and Ravshan Mukhitdinov, known by the name "Ravshan Zolotoy," had been placed on the international wanted list.
