A man suspected of embezzling 5 billion soums has been returned to Uzbekistan from Turkey

A man suspected of embezzling 5 billion soums has been brought back to Uzbekistan from Turkey

As a result of cooperation between the law enforcement agencies of Uzbekistan and Turkey, S.A., who was on the international wanted list, was located and detained in Turkey and returned to Uzbekistan.

It is reported that S.A. is suspected of causing a total of 5 billion soums in damage to the state budget by embezzling and misappropriating allocated credit funds.

He was placed on the international wanted list under Article 167, Part 3 of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan (Embezzlement or misappropriation on an especially large scale). This crime carries a penalty of a fine from 300 to 600 times the base calculating amount, or up to 3 years of correctional labor, or deprivation of liberty from 5 to 10 years.

The individual has been handed over to the competent authorities of Uzbekistan to continue the relevant investigative and procedural actions, the report said.

Efforts to identify individuals on the international wanted list are ongoing.