Lawyers caught taking bribes in Tashkent and Surkhandarya

Lawyers who accepted $3,700 and 60 million soums in bribes from clients have been detained in Tashkent city and the Surkhandarya region, the State Security Service reported.

A lawyer from a law firm operating in Tashkent was detained with material evidence while attempting to receive $3,700 from a client. He allegedly claimed that he could change the preventive measure imposed on the client in a criminal case initiated by the Investigation Department of the Yashnabad District Internal Affairs Department of the Federal Migration Service. The case had been opened against a citizen born in 1989, a resident of Piskent district, under Articles 168 (Fraud) and 211 (Bribery) of the Criminal Code. The lawyer claimed he could “resolve the case positively” through his acquaintances in the judicial authorities.

A criminal case has been opened against the lawyer under Article 168, Part 3, Clause “a” and Article 28,211, Part 1 of the Criminal Code. Investigative measures are ongoing.

In another case, a lawyer from a law firm operating in Denov district was detained with material evidence while illegally receiving 60 million soums from a citizen. It was established that the lawyer had promised to secure a lighter sentence for the accused in a criminal case being considered in the Denov District Court through his alleged connections in the judicial system.

A criminal case has also been opened against him under Article 168, Part 3, Clause “c” and Article 28,211, Part 1 of the Criminal Code. The preventive measure of arrest has been applied, and investigations continue.

It is worth noting that earlier, in the city of Bekabad, Tashkent region, employees of the prosecutor’s office were caught taking a $25,000 bribe. It was later revealed that they had previously received $108,000.