Andijan authorities under investigation for embezzling UZS 247.5 million through false social contracts

Authorities in Andijan are under investigation for embezzling UZS 247.5 million by creating fraudulent documents in the names of 25 unemployed women, the Anti-Corruption Agency reported.

The agency stated that officials from the Jalaquduq District Department for Poverty Reduction and Employment Assistance colluded with Furqat X., head of the limited liability company “S.T.X,” to misappropriate the subsidy funds.

As part of a 2023 social contract, falsified documents claimed that the 25 women—listed in the “Iron Book,” “Women’s Registry,” “Youth Registry,” and the Unified Social Protection Registry—were employed as seamstresses at the company and had received sewing equipment valued at UZS 247.5 million. In reality, the women neither received the equipment nor were employed.

Following the investigation, authorities have initiated a criminal case under the relevant articles of the Criminal Code.