Health official arrested for $40,000 bribe in medical supply scam

The arrest of an official from the Tashkent Regional Health Department followed a joint operation by the Tashkent City Directorate of the State Security Service in cooperation with the Department under the General Prosecutor’s Office, leading to a criminal case being initiated under Article 167, Part 3, Clause "a," and Article 209, Part 1, of the Criminal Code, with preventive detention applied.

In another case in the Jizzakh region, the chief engineer of the Sharof Rashidov District Electricity Supply Department, a branch of Regional Electric Networks JSC in Jizzakh, conspired with a controller from the district branch of the "Energosavdo" enterprise. They were caught in the act while receiving 90 million UZS in exchange for installing a 400 kW transformer, preparing the necessary documents, and connecting an individual entrepreneur's electric vehicle charging station to the network near the M-39 international highway.

A criminal case has been initiated against these individuals under Article 214, Part 3, Clauses "v" and "g" of the Criminal Code, and investigative actions are ongoing.

In another incident recorded in the Jizzakh region, officers from the State Security Service and the Department for Combating Economic Crimes conducted an operation in Jizzakh city. During this operation, the deputy director of a school in Namangan was detained. He had demanded $20,000 in exchange for providing test questions and answers for the national certification exams in chemistry and biology, which grant privileges for admission to higher education institutions. He was caught while receiving $8,000 and 156 million UZS.

A criminal case has been initiated against him under Article 25 and Article 168, Part 4, Clause "a" of the Criminal Code, and investigative actions are underway.