In Tashkent, a lawyer of one of the capital’s bar associations was detained for fraud and incitement to bribery, the State Security Service press service reported.
A lawyer was caught red-handed while receiving $2,000. The money obtained through fraud was seized as material evidence. It is noted that the detainee had previously been held criminally liable. The lawyer promised the suspect in the criminal case to resolve the issue of his detention through his “official acquaintances”.
A criminal case has been initiated against the lawyer under Article 168, Part 3, Clause “v” (Fraud using official position), as well as Article 211-28, Part 1, (Participation in bribery) of the Criminal Code. The court chose a preventive measure in the form of detention.
Recall that in Tashkent, Samarkand, and Syrdarya, lawyers were caught accepting large bribes. One of the previously convicted lawyers demanded money from a citizen for mitigating the criminal punishment.
