A large sum of money has been discovered in a judge's office in Bukhara; a lawyer is suspected of attempting to bribe.
In the office of the chairman of the Bukhara City Court, $40,000 was discovered, and another $10,000 was in the pocket of an attorney who was present there. The Supreme Judicial Council stated that, as of yet, there is no evidence that the judge requested or received the money. An internal investigation is underway regarding the judge, and investigative actions are being carried out regarding the attorney.
A large sum of money was found in a judge's office in Bukhara; a lawyer is suspected of attempting to give a bribe
The Supreme Judicial Council of Uzbekistan commented on the incident involving the discovery of a large sum of cash in foreign currency in the office of the chairman of the Bukhara City Court while a local lawyer was present.
, that the lawyer had 10,000 US dollars in his pocket, and another 40,000 were in a cabinet. According to his information, both were detained, but the judge was later released and returned to work.
The council reported that investigative actions are being carried out against the lawyer, and an internal investigation has been ordered regarding the judge.
"At the moment, within the framework of the internal investigation and investigative actions, no evidence has been identified to confirm that the judge asked the lawyer for money or received it from him," the council stated.
"The funds were seized in accordance with the established procedure from the lawyer, as well as from the middle part of the cabinet near the entrance to the judge's office, which is open and visible to everyone," the statement said.
The internal investigation and investigative actions are ongoing, and additional information on their results was promised to be provided later, the council reported. They also urged not to publish unverified data and to respect the principle of the presumption of innocence.
Abdurakhmon Tashanov later published a decision of the regional prosecutor's office dated October 7 to charge the lawyer as an accused in a criminal case initiated under paragraph "a" of part 4 of Article 168 (fraud on an especially large scale) and paragraph "a" of part 3 of Article 211 (bribe-giving on an especially large scale) of the Criminal Code. He also reported that the judge and the lawyer were previously colleagues and worked in the internal affairs bodies.