Government official in Andijan detained while taking $10 thousand in bribe from a farmer

As the press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office reported, officers of the Department for Combating Economic Crimes and the SSS detained the head of Asaka district inspectorate, when he received $10 thousand in bribe from a farmworker.

The head of the inspection said that the farmer did not sow anything on 44 hectares of land. He threatened that he would confiscate the land and demanded $10 thousand.

After that, the farm employee appealed to law enforcement bodies. Later, the head of the inspectorate was detained at the time of receiving the bribe.

On the above fact, a criminal case has been opened under relevant articles of the Criminal Code.