Officials looted 899 million soums during construction of Tashkent metro

899 million soums were looted during the construction of the Tashkent ring road underground. According to the Transport Prosecutor Marufkhon Khodjayev, “a total of 650 human-related shortcomings have been identified as a result of the irresponsibility of officials in their work”. 

The Republican Transport Prosecutor’s Office conducted a critical and analytical study. The transport prosecutor Marufkhon Khodjayev said that many violations were detected in the system.

“A survey conducted in May-June this year revealed a total of 650 human-related deficiencies due to the irresponsibility of officials in their work. In the first 6 months of 2021, about 10 videos related to the situation in the metro were spread on social networks. During the construction of the metro, many construction products were embezzled.

In particular, 899 million soums were looted during the construction of the Tashkent ring road underground. Criminal proceedings have been instituted against them. According to the results of the investigation, the guilty will be punished,” Marufhon Khodjayev said.

Earlier, the Transport Prosecutor’s Office reported that in 2020, about 40 criminal cases were opened in connection with the misappropriation of funds allocated from the budget in the field of road and bridge construction, and the looting of state property worth 11.5 billion soums.