Gov't commission formed in Tashkent in connection with deception of more 1,000 people who paid for apartments 

On July 6, a group of citizens who entered into an agreement with "AZIYA INVEST FAVORIT" LLC to purchase an apartment in the multi-story buildings planned to be built on Izzat Street, Tashkent city, Yashnabad district, turned to Kun.uz and complained that despite the passage of more than a year and a half, the construction works had not started yet.

In addition, video appeals of a group of citizens were posted on the YouTube platform, and videos showing conflicting arguments between buyers and employees of the construction company were distributed on Telegram channels.

According to Kun.uz source in the prosecutor's office, the damage caused to citizens by the officials of "AZIYA INVEST FAVORIT" LLC exceeds 300 billion soums. He said that the violators were hiding to avoid criminal prosecution. In connection with the situation, a criminal case was initiated under Article 168-4 of the Criminal Code.

In the appeals addressed to our editors, the defrauded citizens wrote that the builders had no intention of building houses from the beginning, set the lowest price per square meter of the houses in the capital, thereby trapping many people, and law enforcement agencies ignored this fraud scheme and the complaints sent long ago.

After the article published on Kun.uz website,   on July 6, it became known that the relevant order of the Cabinet of Ministers was immediately established, and a government commission was formed to study the problems of citizens who were deceived by buying a house in the Izzat residential complex and to prepare proposals aimed at eliminating them.

Deputy PM Achilbay Ramatov has been appointed as the chairman of the commission created for the purpose of quick resolution of the problem situation and full, high-quality and quick completion of housing construction.

The commission includes the Minister of Justice, the Deputy Ministers of Construction, Internal Affairs, Emergency Situations, Energy and Finance, the Director of the Cadastre Agency and Davactive, the First Deputy Chairmen of the Central Bank and the Tax Committee and the Governor of Tashkent, the Head of the Control Inspection in the field of Construction and Housing and Communal Economy.  

The head of the government commission, Achilbay Ramatov, has been tasked with completing the study by July 20 and submitting relevant conclusions and reasonable proposals to the Cabinet of Ministers.