The governor of the Bekobod district Shuhrat Mirzayev has been arrested. He is suspected of embezzling budget funds.
Shuhrat Mirzayev, the governor of the Bekobod district, is suspected in a criminal case. According to a Kun.uz source, he was arrested as part of an anti-corruption campaign. A preventive measure of imprisonment is applied against him.
Mirzayev was appointed to the position of governor on August 7 this year. Before that, he worked at Qishloqqurilishbank.
Kun.uz source added that within the framework of anti-corruption campaigns, about ten officials were detained in the last month.
