In the Andijan region of Uzbekistan, the head of a district water supply branch has been detained on suspicion of attempting to illegally obtain $8,500 in exchange for helping a local resident connect a private house to the sewage network. The Department under the Prosecutor General's Office reported the incident.

According to the report, the head of the Jalakuduk district branch of JSC 'Andijon Suv Ta'minoti' offered a local resident to assist in obtaining technical conditions for connecting the house to the sewer system for a fee. A middleman was involved to facilitate the transfer of funds.

Law enforcement officers arrested the intermediary red-handed while receiving the money. A criminal case has been opened on charges of fraud and bribery. The investigation is ongoing.

Earlier, a major corruption scheme related to a water supply improvement project was uncovered in the Pskent district of the Tashkent region.

Source: podrobno.uz