Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) —  Employees of the Shaykhontahur District Department of the Bureau of Enforcement (BPI) in Tashkent improperly closed several hundred enforcement cases, resulting in significant financial losses for citizens and the state, according to a statement from the Anti-Corruption Agency.

An investigation revealed that violations occurred in 200 enforcement cases, totaling 202.9 billion soums.

In particular, enforcement proceedings for the collection of tax arrears were unjustifiably closed, including 19 billion soums from the company "S. B." and 179.2 million soums from "P. P.," leaving these debts unpaid.

Additionally, enforcement proceedings for tax arrears were unlawfully closed for companies such as "S. C. G." (26.3 billion soums), "R. F. P." (19.4 billion soums), and "Y. M. S. E. T." (1.7 billion soums).

Cases for the collection of debts from companies "P. E. E. S." (1.9 billion soums) in favor of "B. P. T.," "M. S." (1.1 billion soums) in favor of JSC "S.," as well as a claim for damages amounting to 332 million soums caused to the citizen N.G. by the debtor B.P., and tax arrears of the company "M. T." (6.3 billion and 331 million soums) in favor of the state, were also closed despite the registered assets in the names of the debtors.

As a result of the violations, the Tashkent Prosecutor’s Office has opened a criminal case, and an investigation is underway.