Embezzlement of almost 500 million soums has been revealed in the Basketball Federation of Uzbekistan

    In focus 27 September 2024 170

    The Prosecutor's Office carries out systematic control measures in connection with the implementation of laws aimed at the development of sports. This was reported by the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office.

    It was reported that the executive director of the Basketball Federation entered into a criminal conspiracy with the curator of the case Y.S. and S.I. and established S.A.G. LLC in the name of S.I.'s mother and brother. Then he stole 197 million soums from the federation for 2 units of special equipment designed to monitor the health of athletes, which were not actually supplied.

    Also, the 1st vice president of the federation illegally seized and appropriated 162 million soums from a corporate plastic card belonging to the federation for his personal needs.

    In addition, the above-mentioned officials signed a fictitious contract for the provision of services to attract sponsors to the federation, and 130 million soums belonging to the federation were spent on personal needs.

    According to the revealed facts, a criminal case was opened, investigative actions were carried out, and appropriate punishments were applied to the perpetrators by the court verdict.