School director detained in Samarkand for receiving 400 dollars to hire a teacher

Caught red-handed taking a bribe

In Samarkand, the director of a secondary school was detained at the moment of receiving 400 US dollars for hiring a citizen as a teacher. This was reported by the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the Prosecutor General's Office. According to the department, the school director N.A. was detained with material evidence during an operation carried out by the Samarkand city branch of the Department together with other law enforcement agencies. The detainee is accused of taking money for hiring citizen K.M. as a teacher.

Criminal case opened

A criminal case has been opened on this fact under Article 210 of the Criminal Code (taking a bribe), and investigative actions are underway. The report of the detention has also been posted on the Department's Telegram channel. The amount of 400 dollars and the circumstances of the money transfer are described in identical wording in both the Russian-language and Uzbek-language versions of the Zamon.uz publication, which points to a single primary source — the Department's own report. There are no details yet about the progress of the investigation, including whether the director has admitted guilt.