Chief architect of Samarkand region dismissed

The chief architect of Samarkand region Norkul Sadikov submitted an application of his resignation at his own will, Kun.uz correspondent reports.

According to Kun.uz correspondent, he worked as deputy head of the main department of architecture and construction – the chief architect of the region.

He is also a senator and member of the committee on science, education and health.

It should be noted that currently, there are a number of problems in the field of construction in Samarkand. In particular, the former regional governor Turobjon Jurayev is accused of bribery and extortion. After his detention, the heads of 28 construction companies were arrested in the region.

Later, it became known that Umar Rajabov, the head of a construction company and founder of the bank “Umarbank”, was detained in Samarkand. Samarkand city prosecutor's office initiated a criminal case against the head of the construction company and other persons on several articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Recently, at an event organized at the administration of the Samarkand region, the regional governor Erkin Turdimov told why the construction industry in the region is sank in corruption.

“In the field of construction there were many clandestine agreements and falsifications of documents. In addition, tenders did not pass legally. And this opened the way for corruption. Particularly, historical sites got affected. In turn, this caused outrage of UNESCO,” said the regional head.