Officers of the State Security Service (SSS) uncovered fraudulent schemes for selling land plots in several regions of the country, in the SSS press service reported.
Reportedly, a resident of the city of Tashkent (born in 1978), during the period of work as the deputy head of the department in the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, organized a limited liability company under the name of another person and in 2016, achieved the allocation of 16 hectares of land to this LLC in the Bostanlyk district of the Tashkent region.
This land area was provided to the LLC on the basis of a lease for 30 years, with the condition of creating a garden and carrying out improvement works, but, in fact, no work was carried out.
In this regard, after the appeal of the regional khokimiyat to the judicial authorities in June this year, 16 hectares of land were returned to the balance of the khokimiyat.
However, despite the court decision, the aforementioned unofficial head of the LLC, together with his previously convicted accomplice (born in 1965), demanded from a citizen who wanted to engage in entrepreneurship, $5 million for registration of this land area under his name.
During an operational event, carried out by employees of the SSS Department of the Tashkent region, the regional prosecutor’s office and the DIA, as well as the territorial administration of the Department for Combating Economic Crimes, the fraudsters were detained red-handed while receiving $200,000 in advance.
The previously convicted private entrepreneur living in the city of Samarkand, in collusion with his relative engaged in advocacy, demanded from the buyer $200,000 for re-registering 1 hectare of land allocated to him for the construction of a greenhouse on the territory of the block through his acquaintances in the “Dustlik” block, Pastdargom district.
During an operational event, carried out by officers of the SSS department of the Samarkand region and the regional police department, they were detained while receiving $190,000 of the requested amount.
During an operational event, carried out by employees of the State Security Service of the Fergana region and the territorial Department under the Prosecutor General’s Office, a resident of the Rishtan district was detained red-handed while selling 60 acres of land for $100,000.
As it turned out, this land plot was allocated in 2016 by the decision of the Rishtan district khokim to one of the farms for establishment of a garden.
One of the officials of the Bobotog state forestry in the Surkhandarya region demanded $40,000 from foreign investors for assistance in leasing 4,000 hectares of land in this forestry, on which kavrak and pistachios are grown. He was detained by the State Security Service while receiving $20,000 in advance.
As it turned out, the mentioned official intended to draw up the documents necessary for the lease of this land area through his acquaintances at the State Forestry Committee.
A former specialist of the Andijan city branch of Khududgaztaminot JSC demanded from a citizen wishing to engage in fish farming in exchange for assistance in the allocation of 2.3 hectares of land in the Andijan region.
He was detained red-handed while receiving $18,600 out of the requested amount.
During the pre-investigation check, it was established that he had to transfer this money to a former specialist of the Andijan regional department of the Chamber of State Cadastre, who, as a result of the continuation of the operational activity, was also detained while receiving $18,600.
A resident of the Bukhara region (born in 1976), having gained the confidence of a citizen, promised to help him with obtaining 20 acres of land and demanded $8,000 for the service.
In the course of an operational event, carried out by employees of the SSS department of the Bukhara region and the territorial Department, this citizen was detained red-handed while receiving the requested amount.
At present, criminal cases have been initiated against the abovementioned persons under the relevant articles of the Criminal Code. Investigative actions are underway.
