Shuhrat Mirzayev, the governor of the Bekobod district, is suspected in a criminal case. According to a Kun.uz source, he was arrested as part of an anti-corruption campaign. A preventive measure of imprisonment is applied against him.

Mirzayev was appointed to the position of governor on August 7 this year. Before that, he worked at Qishloqqurilishbank.

Kun.uz source added that within the framework of anti-corruption campaigns, about ten officials were detained in the last month.