Bank Employee in Surkhandarya Detained for Accepting Bribe in Loan Issuance Case

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — An employee of the Surkhandarya regional branch of JSCB Business Development Bank has been detained by law-enforcement officers while receiving a bribe of US$2,000 and 1 million 300 thousand soums.

The information was reported by the press service of Uzbekistan’s State Security Service (SSS).

According to the agency, the bank employee had promised a citizen that he would “resolve” the issue of securing a loan for a resident of Shurchi district.

The applicant had previously applied for a loan of 17 billion soums, but the employee informed him that the collateral property, according to the “Electronic Appraisal” system, lacked sufficient value.

He then demanded money from the applicant, assuring him that he could “fix” the situation.

A criminal case has been opened against the detained employee under Part 3, Clause “v” of Article 168 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan (“Fraud”). Investigative procedures are ongoing.