The head of the emergency situations department of one of the districts in Samarkand region demanded $2,000 from a citizen who applied for a job.

The official was detained red-handed while taking $1,000 of the agreed amount.

The prosecutor’s office did not clarify which district’s emergency situations department he headed.

Law enforcement officers initiated a criminal case against the official under articles 168 (fraud) and 211 (bribery) of the Criminal Code.