In the Tashkent region, an assistant to the khokim issued fictitious recommendations for preferential loans.

In the Tashkent region, an assistant to the mayor issued false recommendations for obtaining preferential loans.

In the Oydinobod mahalla in the Kuyichirchik district of the Tashkent region, an assistant to the mayor was detained for illegally issuing recommendations to obtain preferential loans. The total damage is estimated at 130.2 million soums.

According to the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the Prosecutor General's Office, the violation was discovered during a preliminary investigation.

It was established that the official submitted documents to the bank containing deliberately false information about the residence of four individuals in the Oydinobod mahalla. In fact, these individuals never resided in the mahalla and were not eligible for benefits in this area.

Based on these fictitious recommendations, the commercial bank issued preferential loans to the four individuals. The suspects used all the proceeds for personal needs. A criminal case has been opened for this incident under Article 167 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan ("Misappropriation or Embezzlement"). Investigative actions are currently underway.