The individual exploited his official position to extort $15,000 from an individual entrepreneur. He claimed to have facilitated the leasing of non-residential basement spaces in two buildings located in the Shaykhontohur district. The suspect was apprehended with physical evidence while attempting to flee the scene in his personal vehicle after receiving the money. Currently, the Tashkent City Prosecutor's Office has initiated a criminal case under Article 168, Part 3, Clause "v" (Fraud) of the Criminal Code. A precautionary measure of "detention in custody" has been applied.
Assistant Prosecutor apprehended in Tashkent
An operational task force from the Tashkent City Department of the State Security Service conducted a sting operation. An official, who previously served as the Assistant Prosecutor of the Shaykhontohur district until September 2025 and currently holds the position of Assistant Prosecutor of the Uchtepa district, was detained.
Related materials
Which countries do Uzbek citizens travel to the most?
- Five people die in a landslide in China
- 20 state grant places allocated for citizens of Kyrgyzstan in higher education institutions of Uzbekistan
- Volume of pharmaceutical production in Uzbekistan reached 3 trillion sums
- Person who threw stones at lions and porcupines at the Tashkent zoo punished
- Winners of "Turon", "Iqtidor" and "Jadidlar Izidan" to receive admission privileges for higher education institutions
Strict payment rules for city bus fares to take effect from September 1
- Akhadjon Kimsanboyev crowned World Chess Champion
- Measures to develop livestock and poultry farming discussed
- President Shavkat Mirziyoyev concludes his state visit to Kyrgyzstan
- Proposals for further enhancement of the social protection system considered
- Proposals aimed at improving the remuneration system for civil servants reviewed