Public servants in Uzbekistan embezzled over $47 million

AKIPRESS.COM - The General Prosecutor's Office of Uzbekistan released statistics of official crimes for 2020.
1,148 criminal probes were launched against 1,723 officials.
835 officials were prosecuted for misappropriation of property, 225 for fraud, 132 for bribery, 58 for power abuse, 31 for exceeding their pwoers, 25 for negligence, 16 for forgery, 399 for other crimes.
The actions of those officials resulted in $47.6 million damage. Around $34 million was recovered in compensation after pre-trial investigation.