Law enforcement officers in Khiva have thwarted an attempt to illegally 'resolve' a tax debt for a monetary reward. The suspects allegedly received thousands of dollars for promising to settle the tax liability.

According to the press service of the Department under the General Prosecutor's Office, a citizen gained the trust of a company director and promised, through the chairman of the Khorezm regional branch of the Association of Judicial Administrators, to write off the company's tax debt of 608 million soums.

For his services, he reportedly received $3,000 and was caught red-handed. During subsequent operations, the chairman of the judicial administrators was also detained while receiving $500.

A criminal case has been opened under Articles 168 (Fraud) and 211 (Bribery). Investigative actions are ongoing.

Earlier, in the Namangan region, a corruption scheme involving the chief tax inspector of the Chust district and his accomplice was uncovered. The suspects attempted to illegally write off a private enterprise's debt of 376.6 million soums to the budget for a reward of 20 million soums.

Source: podrobno.uz