Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — A court in Tashkent on 21 September began hearing a criminal case against former head of the city’s Main Tax Administration Yunusjon Nasimjonov and former deputy head of the Tashkent City Department of the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the Prosecutor General’s Office, Alisher Ganiev.
According to data from the Supreme Court’s information system, Nasimjonov is suspected of committing crimes under Article 167, Part 3, Clause “a” of the Criminal Code — embezzlement or misappropriation on an especially large scale — as well as Article 205, Part 2, Clause “a” — abuse of power or official authority causing especially large damage.
Article 167 provides for a fine of 300 to 600 basic calculation units, corrective labor for up to three years, or imprisonment for five to 10 years. Nasimjonov had headed the Tashkent Main Tax Administration since 2021.
According to court data, Ganiev is suspected of crimes under Article 205, Part 2, Clause “a” of the Criminal Code, as well as Article 223, Part 2, Clauses “c” and “d.” The latter article provides for liability for illegally leaving the country when committed repeatedly, as well as by an official whose departure requires special authorization.
Both officials were dismissed following a meeting on 27 January. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the time described the work of tax authorities and agencies combating the shadow economy in the capital as completely unsatisfactory. At the same time, the heads of all district tax inspectorates were removed from their positions and appointed in an acting capacity.
The head of state also said that some tax officials, instead of increasing tax revenues, were engaged in protecting certain “entrepreneurs in quotation marks.” Inspections conducted in the capital identified 70 billion soums in unaccounted-for taxes.
