NBU staff stole almost $760 thousand from clients' accounts

Employees of Andijan regional branch of the National Bank of Uzbekistan stole $759,000 from customer accounts, Podrobno.uz correspondent reports.

"During the pre-investigation check, it was discovered that officials of Andijan regional branch of the National Bank and other citizens, having entered into a criminal conspiracy, illegally transferred $759 thousand, which belonged to 10 clients of the bank, into other accounts, thereby committed the crime of theft,"  the General Prosecutor’s Office noted.

In this regard, criminal proceedings were initiated against the ill-behaved officials of the bank and other involved citizens under the relevant articles of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan. The case is being studied by investigators.