Law enforcement bodies expose 127 crimes related to illegal admission to universities in 2022

During the past period of this year, 127 crimes related to admission to higher education institutions were exposed, and 384 million soums and 457 thousand US dollars were prevented from being obtained as fraud or bribes.

According to the report of the PGO Department for Combating Economic Crimes, 34 crimes of persons who promised to transfer their studies from foreign countries were exposed, and the offenders were stopped from obtaining 81.8 million soums and 168.2 thousand US dollars.

37 crimes related to admission to colleges and technical schools were exposed, 22 million soums and 27.5 thousand US dollars were seized as material evidence.

Analyzing by region, 29 crimes were detected in Andijan, 27 – in Fergana, 26 – in the city of Tashkent, 21 – in Samarkand, 17 – in Bukhara and Tashkent regions, 16 – in Namangan and Syrdarya, 9 – in Surkhandarya, Jizzakh, 6 – in Karakalpakstan and Khorezm, 3 – in Kashkadarya, and 1 – in Navoi region. Reportedly, 17 offenders worked in the higher education system, 14 – in colleges and lyceums, 169 were representatives of other fields.

“At the same time, while the entrance exams to higher educational institutions continue, the PGO Department and other law enforcement agencies will continue preventive and quick-search measures to prevent corruption cases in this direction,” the report reads.

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