The former head of Jambay District’s ecology department has been sentenced to five years in prison for accepting an 11-million-soum computer in exchange for shelving an illegal tree-felling case and releasing an impounded truck.
Seven bribery cases documented over roughly twelve months in Uzbekistan — ranging from $3,000 extorted for a council seat to $60,000 paid for a property ruling — expose how officials exploited control over land, law enforcement and local politics for personal gain.
