Senior official of major bank detained with $30,000 (video)

A criminal case has been initiated against a senior official of a leading commercial bank, the State Security Service reported.

According to the statement, the deputy head of the Operations Department of one of the country’s leading commercial banks allegedly demanded $110,000 in exchange for resolving tax liabilities identified during an audit conducted by the regional Tax Department at an LLC engaged in the production of construction materials in the Tashkent region. The audit reportedly revealed 72.956 billion soums in unpaid taxes and other mandatory payments. The suspect allegedly claimed he could eliminate these liabilities through his high-ranking contacts within the system.

During a joint оперативe operation conducted by the State Security Service, the Department for Combating Economic Crimes, and internal affairs bodies, the bank official was detained while receiving $30,000 in advance from the agreed amount. The money was seized as material evidence.

A criminal case has been opened under Article 168, Part 4(a) (fraud), and Articles 28 and 211, Part 3(a) (bribery) of the Criminal Code. A preventive measure in the form of detention has been applied. The investigation is ongoing.

Earlier, it was reported that the chief specialist of the agriculture department of the Gallaorol district administration in the Jizzakh region had been detained for demanding a bribe during the sale of his son’s land plot.