An employee of district public education department detained for accepting a bribe in Kashkadarya
The detainee promised a businessman to help him get a contract for dismantling the building of one of the schools for $5.4 thousand.
In the course of an operative event carried out by employees of the PGO Department, the State Security Service and the Kashkadarya regional DIA, in the Nishan district, the chief specialist of the maintenance service of the public education department J.I. was arrested while receiving a bribe.
It turned out that citizen J.I. demanded from the head of the company K.T. $5.4 thousand for drawing up a contract for dismantling the old building of school No. 2 in the district. He was caught red-handed while receiving the required amount.
On this fact, a criminal case was initiated under Article 210 of the Criminal Code (Accepting a bribe). Currently, investigative actions are underway.
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