A criminal case has been initiated against three individuals who extorted 70 thousand dollars from a foreign citizen in Tashkent.
It has been reported that the legal consultant of the Tashkent city administration's Legal Department demanded 10 percent of the compensation amounting to 8.8 billion soums, which was determined by a court decision to be allocated by the state as compensation for the demolition of real estate belonging to a foreign citizen for state needs, through his acquaintance born in 1979.
Otherwise, he stated that a cassation complaint could be filed on behalf of the Tashkent city administration regarding the court decision, which could reduce the determined compensation amount by re-evaluating the real estate.
During an operation conducted in cooperation with the National Security Service and the Department for Combating Economic Crimes, the intermediary was caught with material evidence while receiving 70 thousand dollars from the foreign citizen.
During the interrogation, he mentioned that he had previously given 50 thousand dollars to the legal consultant from his own funds and planned to bring another 15 thousand dollars to the legal consultant, while intending to keep the remaining 5 thousand dollars for his intermediary services.
Then, the operation continued, and the legal consultant was detained while receiving 15 thousand dollars.
Additionally, it was revealed that the legal consultant had previously given 10 thousand dollars from the 50 thousand dollars received from his intermediary to the chief specialist of the Tashkent city Department of Economy and Finance to expedite the transfer of the compensation funds.
Based on the instructions of the legal consultant, the chief specialist was also detained in a procedural manner. The legal consultant voluntarily provided 40 thousand dollars, and the chief specialist provided 10 thousand dollars.
Currently, a criminal case has been initiated under part 4, clause "a" of Article 168 of the Criminal Code (fraud in a large amount) and part 2, clause "a" of Article 211 of the Criminal Code (bribery in a large amount), and investigative actions are underway.
