SSS detains two men for demanding $900,000 to legalize housing project in Tashkent

According to the SSS, a citizen contacted its call center, reporting that two men demanded $900,000. They allegedly promised, through a connection in a senior position at the city administration, to change the land category of a one-hectare plot belonging to a private company in Sergeli district and secure permission to build multi-storey residential buildings on the site.

An operation in Tashkent’s Mirobod district led to the suspects being caught red-handed while receiving an advance payment of $220,000. Material evidence was seized at the scene.

A criminal case has been opened under Article 168, Part 4 (a) and Articles 28 and 211, Part 3 (a) of Uzbekistan’s Criminal Code. The suspects have been placed in custody as a preventive measure.