The key facts

  • The head of the section, F.A., and foreman A.A. of the Energosavdo branch in the Yangi Namangan district were detained
  • According to the investigation, they promised, for 4,000 dollars, not to draw up a report on the faulty meter and a fine of 300 million soums
  • They received 2,500 dollars and were detained with material evidence; a criminal case has been opened

Detention in Namangan

Officers of the city department of the Department under the Prosecutor General's Office in Namangan carried out an operation during which the head of a district section, F.A., and a foreman, A.A., of the Energosavdo branch of JSC Hududiy elektr tarmoqlari in the Yangi Namangan district were detained. This was reported by Kun.uz citing a statement from the department.

The essence of the accusation

According to the publication, the detainees conspired and told citizen B.K. that the electricity meter in his non-residential building was allegedly faulty and that, upon drawing up an inspection report, he faced a fine of 300 million soums. They then offered, for 4,000 dollars, not to draw up the report at all. At the moment they received 2,500 dollars of that amount, they were detained with material evidence.

What is known next

A criminal case has been opened on this fact, and investigative actions are underway. The publication does not disclose details: it does not specify whether the detainees admitted guilt, what charges they face, or their employment history. The 300 million soums figure appears only as a fine threat allegedly voiced by the detainees themselves, according to the investigation, and not as an actually imposed penalty.