Uzbekistan Busts Three Corruption Schemes in Andijan Region

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Authorities in Uzbekistan’s Andijan region have disrupted three separate corruption schemes involving officials accused of demanding bribes in exchange for influencing court decisions, reducing alleged damages, and facilitating illegal land allocation. The cases were reported by the press service of the State Security Service.

In the first case, the chief specialist of a territorial office of the Agency for State Assets Management was detained. Investigators said he demanded $15,000 in exchange for securing a court ruling in favor of a businessman and reversing the termination of a real estate lease agreement. He was detained while receiving the money through an intermediary.

In the second incident, an engineer from the Andijan branch of Regional Electric Networks JSC became a suspect. According to investigators, he demanded $15,000, promising to reduce the assessed damage related to illegal electricity use at a rice drying enterprise from 650 million soums to 40 million soums. He was detained while receiving $10,000.

The third case involves the head of a cadastral department in one of the district offices, a 67-year-old official.

Investigators found that he had previously received $3,000 for arranging a 25-hectare land plot, including areas designated for construction and farming. He also prepared a falsified document for part of the land.

The plot was later declared illegal, and the owner was fined 82 million soums.

The cadastral official was also detained while returning the previously received $3,000 through an intermediary.

Criminal cases have been opened in all three incidents, and investigative actions are ongoing.