Officials steal 935 million soums in salary fraud at Mirzachul medical association

An investigation has revealed that 935 million 455 thousand soums of budget funds were embezzled at the Mirzachul Medical Association in the Jizzakh region. This was reported by UzA.

Law enforcement agencies examined the legality of salary payments and related allowances at the Mirzachul District Medical Association.

The investigation found that from January 2023 to November 2024, officials at the medical association intentionally paid 935 million 455 thousand soums as salaries to 17 employees. The funds were withdrawn from the employees' bank cards and used for the officials' expenses.

An investigation into the matter is currently ongoing.

It is worth noting that previously, medical institutions were instructed to return approximately 900 million soums that were unjustly taken from over 44 thousand consumers due to discrepancies in medical equipment purchases.