Criminal case opened against Humo Group directors over unpaid refunds and broken job promises

Criminal charges have been filed against the heads of two Samarkand-based companies accused of collecting large sums of money from citizens by promising to arrange overseas employment, then failing to secure visas or jobs – and refusing to issue refunds.

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The Interior Ministry's press secretary Shohrukh Ghiyosov confirmed the development to Kun.uz. The case has been opened under Article 168, Part 3, clauses (b) and (c) of the Criminal Code.

As part of the investigation, the director and business manager of Humo Viza LLC and Humo Group NBB LLC – who also operated several other firms under their names engaged in the same line of business – have been remanded in custody. The investigation is currently being conducted by the Investigation Department under the Financial Crimes Bureau of the Samarkand City Police Department.

Kun.uz had previously reported on crowds of hundreds of people gathering outside the offices of Humo Group Corporation and Humo Group Central in Samarkand. Those affected said that the agreed deadlines had long passed with no word of departure, and that neither jobs abroad nor their payments had materialized.

Among the victims were people who had traveled from Khorezm, Surkhandarya, Syrdarya, and other regions of the country. Some had taken out loans to cover the fees, hoping to start a new life abroad.