Prosecutor's investigator caught taking $20,000 bribe in Tashkent

According to UzA, the incident involved an LLC engaged in flower cultivation in Tashkent. The company’s lawyer, who had previously worked in the prosecution system and has a criminal record, demanded $30,000 in exchange for ensuring that a pre-trial detention measure would not be applied to a suspect in a case under investigation by the Almazar District Prosecutor’s Office. The case involves violations under Articles 184 (Tax Evasion) and 189 (Violation of Trade or Service Rules) of the Criminal Code.

During a sting operation conducted by law enforcement, the lawyer was apprehended in Tashkent while accepting $20,000 of the agreed amount. The operation continued, leading to the arrest of the investigator from the Almazar District Prosecutor’s Office while receiving the bribe in the lawyer’s vehicle. Evidence of the bribe was documented in accordance with procedural regulations.

Criminal charges have been initiated against the investigator under Article 210, Part 3 (Receiving Bribes), Section "a" of the Criminal Code. The lawyer has been charged under Article 212, Part 3 (Mediation in Bribery), Section "b."

In a separate case, a senior assistant prosecutor from Chortoq District in Namangan region was caught accepting $2,400 in a sting operation. He allegedly demanded $3,000 to overlook the preparation of falsified documents by a physician from the district’s central polyclinic. The documents were used to secure disability benefits for five individuals.

The assistant prosecutor now faces charges under Articles 25 and 168 (Fraud), Part 3, Section "v" of the Criminal Code. Investigative actions are ongoing.

In previous incidents, the head of the Pop District Emergency Department was caught accepting a $160,000 bribe, and an operative from the Samarkand Regional Department of Internal Affairs was arrested for accepting $10,000.