A corruption scheme involving a tender for the purchase of electronic boards by the preschool education department in Jizzakh city has been exposed. On March 14, the managing director of an LLC, D.Z., filed a complaint with the Department under the General Prosecutor's Office, reporting that her acquaintance O.Kh. was demanding 85 million soums to help her company secure first place in the tender.

On March 15, during an operational event conducted by officers of the State Security Service in collaboration with the Department's Internal Security Directorate, O.Kh. was apprehended while receiving the 85 million soums from the complainant. It was subsequently established that 30 million soums from this amount were intended for transfer to an employee of the Pakhtakor District Department, B.P.

B.P. was also detained while receiving the 30 million soums from O.Kh. A criminal case has been initiated under Part 3, Clause "v" of Article 168 of the Criminal Code (Fraud committed using an official position). The suspects have been detained in accordance with procedural norms, and investigative actions are ongoing.

This incident highlights the persistence of corrupt networks linking state officials and citizens in the Jizzakh region, once again exposing transparency issues in public procurement processes. While law enforcement agencies are taking active measures to combat such crimes, the deep-rooted nature of corruption continues to fuel public discontent and undermine trust in governmental institutions.

Source: kun.uz