Departmental prosecutor and jurisconsult of local administration arrested in Jizzakh

An entrepreneur living in the city of Jizzakh received a preferential loan of 200 million soums from the bank in 2020 in order to engage in animal husbandry, and with this money, he bought cattle and started a family business.

In February of this year, the bank that gave the loan appealed to the regional prosecutor’s office to take action with the conclusion that the loan funds were used by the businessman for no purpose.

In turn, this appeal was sent to Jizzakh city prosecutor’s office for investigation and taking legal decision, and its control was entrusted to the departmental prosecutor of the regional prosecutor’s office. The Jizzakh city prosecutor’s office, which investigated the appeal, refused to open a criminal case.

However, the departmental prosecutor of the regional prosecutor’s office was caught red-handed by the State Security Service officers when he claimed that he had refused to initiate a criminal case against the businessman and received $1,300 from him in exchange for his “service”.

Currently, a criminal case has been initiated against this person under Article 25,168 and Article 28,211 of the Criminal Code, and preventive measures in the form of imprisonment have been applied.

Also, a jurisconsult of one of the district administrations in Jizzakh region, using his official position, demanded $5,000 in exchange for solving the problem arising in the management of a farm specialized in livestock and fishing through his acquaintances in favor of the legal head of this farm, and demanded $3,000 in advance. He was arrested by the State Security Service officers while receiving the dollars.

He was convicted and prosecuted under Article 210 of the Criminal Code. Currently, a criminal case has been initiated against him under Article 25,168 and Article 28,211 of the Criminal Code.

Moreover, an official of the Andijan regional department for inspecting oil products and gas use under the Ministry of Energy demanded $3,000 in exchange for preparing a summary necessary for obtaining a license for the wholesale sale of oil products to an LLC operating in Asaka district, and $10,000 – for issuing a license (in total, $13,000) from the LLC founder, stating that he needs to give $10,000 to his acquaintance.

In an operative event conducted by the State Security Service and the regional prosecutor’s office, when this official received the requested amount of money through his subordinate, their illegal actions were stopped.

Currently, a criminal case has been initiated against these persons under Article 210 of the Criminal Code. Preventive measures in the form of imprisonment have been applied.