The press service of the State Security Service reported that an employee of the Andijan regional tax department's department for supporting and servicing business entities has been arrested. This was reported by Upl.uz.
This employee was caught while receiving 2500 US dollars. The money was taken from the founder of a limited liability company selling radio and television equipment in the Altynkul district.
It has been clarified that this money was demanded in exchange for not conducting a tax audit. Due to deficiencies in the tax reports, the employee demanded a total of 3000 dollars to avoid an audit, of which 500 dollars was initially accepted as an advance.
A criminal case has been initiated under the articles of "Fraud" and "Mediation in Bribery" of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan regarding this case. Currently, the investigation is ongoing.
This case reaffirms the government's commitment to combating corruption and bribery.
