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Former migration agency official placed on international wanted list for fraud
Azizbek Toshtemirov, a former department head at the Agency for External Labor Migration, has been placed on an international wanted list. An official "Red Notice" has appeared on the Interpol website, indicating that the 35-year-old is wanted by the Uzbek government for criminal prosecution on charges of fraud.
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Toshtemirov’s name previously surfaced in a 2023 investigative report by Kun.uz regarding corruption within the process of sending workers to South Korea. Video evidence from that investigation suggested that he may have facilitated a scheme to allow his acquaintances to take qualification exams in place of legitimate candidates seeking employment in Korea.
This development follows a major announcement today, May 14, by the Department under the Prosecutor General’s Office regarding the exposure of a massive corruption ring involving several former migration officials. That investigation revealed that an organized group collected illicit payments ranging from $7,000–12,000 per person, totaling an estimated $90 million, in exchange for job placements in South Korea.
The search for the former official remains active as investigators continue to look into systemic corruption within the labor migration sector.
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