The irreconcilable attitude of citizens towards corruption is manifested in the establishment of active public control, and in the appeals the Anti-Corruption Agency receives. For each appeal, the Agency conducts a thorough study and conducts effective work to prevent, identify or eliminate corruption cases.

In particular, in February of 2023, the Anti-Corruption Agency received an appeal from citizen named N.O. with a complaint regarding the actions of officials of the Abdulla Avloni National Research Institute of Professional Development and Teaching New Methodologies to Teachers at the Ministry of Preschool and School Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Based on the appeal, the Agency conducted a study that revealed the following:

As part of the Zur project of the Ministry, the Institute planned to invite 150 Russian specialists for the 2021-2022 academic year to teach Russian to schoolchildren in the regions, in connection with which an agreement was signed with Araks Trade Business LLC in the amount of 8 billion 473.4 million soums for renting housing for their residence. This agreement was not subjected to a comprehensive examination, and its conclusion led to a conflict of interest.

For reference: in 2013-2021, the founder of Araks Trade Business LLC was citizen named K.F., who since 2018 has been the vice-rector for educational and methodological work at the Abdulla Avloni National Research Institute of Professional Development and Teaching New Methodologies to Teachers.

In accordance with the agreement, the amount of actual expenses for renting 149 residential premises and services rendered amounted to 4 billion 858 million soums. However, the study revealed an overpayment in the amount of 569.4 million soums for renting housing to 31 teachers in the period from September 2021 to June 2022, who in fact did not live there. It should be noted that for housing rent and services rendered, the payment amounted to 4 billion 858 million soums, but the Institute transferred 7 billion 052 million soums to the account of Araks Trade Business LLC. The overpaid amount of 2 billion 194.2 million soums was subsequently embezzled.

Based on the results of the pre-investigation check conducted on the basis of materials sent to the General Prosecutor’s Office, the Tashkent City Prosecutor’s Office initiated a criminal case against the officials of the Institute and Araks Trade Business LLC. Investigative actions were carried out by the Olmazor District Prosecutor’s Office.

The case is currently in the trial stage.

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