Former department head arrested for extorting $600 and 17 million soums from assistant khokim in Fergana

A former head of the department who extorted $600 and 17 million soums from an assistant khokim was detained in Fergana. The Department for Combating Economic Crimes reported this.

A pre-investigation inspection conducted by the Margilan city department of the department revealed that the former head of the Tashlok district poverty reduction and employment promotion department, M.B., conducted an illegal inspection under the pretext of studying the targeted spending of preferential loans allocated to the assistant khokim of the Konizar MFY, I.K.

The former head received $600 from the assistant khokim in exchange for not taking action on the identified shortcomings. He also abused his official authority and fraudulently obtained 17 million soums under various pretexts. The return of 10 million soums of this money was formalized in the procedural order.

A criminal case has been initiated under Article 168 of the Criminal Code (fraud) and investigative actions are underway.

We would like to remind you that earlier in Andijan, a person was arrested for asking for $10,000 for a kindergarten license, and in Namangan, a former bank manager was arrested for taking $20,000 from a citizen.