The State Security Service (SSS) said the two officials had acted in collusion, using their official positions to gain the trust of a person planning to start a business.
They allegedly offered to arrange for the 50-sotikh plot, held in the district administration’s reserve, to be purchased in the person's name at a below-market price through an online auction in exchange for $100,000.
The officials were detained during an undercover operation jointly conducted by the SSS and the Department under the Prosecutor General’s Office as they received $30,000 of the demanded amount through an intermediary, the agency said.
A criminal case has been opened under Article 168, Part 4 (a, g) of the Criminal Code, covering aggravated fraud, and Article 28 in conjunction with Article 211, Part 3 (a), concerning complicity in bribery.
Investigative proceedings are ongoing.
