In Tashkent, an investigator closed a case and misappropriated 45 million soums that had been contributed to cover damages

The Criminal Court of the Almazar District considered the case against the former investigator of the Investigative Department of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Internal Affairs Department of the Almazar District, who embezzled 45 million soums.

In March 2025, he was sentenced to 5 years in prison under Article 210 of the Criminal Code (Bribery). During the new investigation, it was revealed that in 2023, while performing his official duties, he closed the criminal case under Article 168 (Fraud) of the Criminal Code, and also issued a fictitious order stating that the money deposited by the case participant into the Ministry of Internal Affairs deposit for damages (45 million soums) had been given to a third party — his acquaintance, who had no connection to the case. The former investigator embezzled these funds, using his official position and falsifying documents.

He was found guilty under Article 209, Part 1 of the Criminal Code (Professional forgery), but was released from punishment due to the expiration of the statute of limitations for liability under this article (the court qualified him as a minor offense committed on March 25, 2023).

He was also found guilty under Article 167, Part 2, Clause “v, g” of the Criminal Code (Embezzlement through abuse of office). He eventually paid the stolen amount.

Taking into account his previous sentence, he was sentenced to 5 years and 1 month of imprisonment, and also banned from working in the Ministry of Internal Affairs system for 3 years. He will serve his sentence in a general regime colony.