Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Blogger Abdukadir Muminov was detained as part of a criminal case on fraud and extortion. This was reported by the press service of the Main Internal Affairs Directorate of Tashkent.

A man turned to the Tashkent police department with a request to take legal action against the blogger. According to the applicant, in October 2021, Abdukadir Muminov promised a man who applied to the police department that he would help his brother, against whom a criminal case was opened, to avoid punishment. The blogger asked for US$10,000 for his help. The blogger received US$3,800. But he did not keep his promises, and spent the money on his own needs.

Also in 2021, Abdukadir Muminov contacted a man from Jizzakh region. The blogger prepared a negative video about the enterprise, and said that he would distribute this video on his social media resources. The blogger demanded US$70,000 from the man for not publishing the material.

The man provided an audio recording to support his testimony.

On this fact, a criminal case was initiated against Abdukadir Muminov on the grounds of a crime under Articles 168 (Fraud) and 165 (Extortion). Investigations are ongoing.