TASHKENT, July 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Uzbekistan’s State Security Service, arrested an official from the capital city administration, who was involved in a 1.4 million U.S.-dollar bribe case, the security service said.
The detained official received a part of the agreed amount for allotting a piece of land to a businessman, a statement issued by the security service said.
According to the statement, some other local officials were also involved.
Similar cases were revealed in other regions of the country, involving a police officer and two university teachers, authorities said, adding that, criminal investigations have been launched.
Uzbekistan created an independent agency to combat corruption last month, and the case is part of the anti-corruption operations.– NNN-AGENCIES
