Aziz Sadirov, Deputy Chairman of the Regional Court of Bukhara, who is also the Chairman of the Judicial Collegium for Economic Affairs, was dismissed by presidential decree for violating the judicial oath. This is the second deputy to be removed from office for an unnamed violation of the law in the past two weeks. In […]
A criminal case was initiated against the head of the customs post “Dustlik” and his two colleagues after preventing the import of contraband in March 2022. In Andijan region, a truck was inspected on the border with Kyrgyzstan. According to the documents, it contained goods worth $5.7 thousand. Checking with an X-ray machine showed the […]
The judge of the arbitration company was caught red-handed by employees of the State Security Service while receiving a bribe of $2,500. According to the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the Prosecutor General’s Office, the judge of the international arbitration of the capital company H.A. demanded $4000. The judge, unnamed in the message, set […]
The Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan has prepared an official report on compliance with the UN Convention against Corruption. However, civil society organizations not affiliated with the state didn’t participate in the work on this document. A side report prepared by the Uzbek Forum for Human Rights and Transparency International-R with the support […]
The last two facts of receiving large bribes from illegal land trade confirm the trend of increasing corruption in the country. A specialist of Davlatabad Regional Department of the Regional Construction Office was detained for receiving $200,000. During the operational-search operation of Namangan Regional Department of the State Security Service, together with the Prosecutor’s Office, […]
Deputies of Andijan kengash (council) of people’s deputies have been in no hurry to consider petition of the Regional Prosecutor’s Office (dated February 3) to initiate a criminal case against hokim Bakhromjon Khaydarov. The legislation provides for the deprivation of a deputy of immunity by the decision of the kengash within 10 days. The resolution […]
The publication of an article in the Kuwaiti newspaper “Q8-Press” concerning the Development Strategy for 2022-2026 of the so-called New Uzbekistan caused a negative assessment in the activist community. The author of the publication is Akmal Saidov, First Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of Oliy Majlis [Senate]. He also holds the post of Director […]
On February 11, 2022, the delegations of Switzerland and Uzbekistan, after a round of negotiations, agreed in principle to establish a new United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund. From the message of the representative of the Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan, it follows that the Fund will be replenished with assets finally confiscated as part of […]
“Special services officers arrested the head of the Internal Affairs Department of Mubarek district Khojanazar Bakhriev,” the Prosecutor’s Office of Kashkadarya region reported. Evidence that was obtained during the analysis of the Department’s documents for February 7–10, 2022 testifies to his guilt. “In the course of the study, a number of shortcomings were revealed in […]
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