A chief specialist of the Department of Forest Development and Combating Desertification of the Natural Resources Department of Navoi region, M.R., was arrested for accepting bribes in exchange for permission to cut down trees.
He demanded UZS 92.4mn from a construction company for damage caused to nature by 3 trees cut down in Navoi city and UZS 163mn for permission to cut down 4 more trees.
The arrest was made in an operative event conducted in cooperation with law enforcement agencies.
The manager of "Innovatsion Group Navoiy" reported the incident to the head of the regional DIA, stating that M.R. allowed the cutting down of 4 mulberry trees for a construction project and demanded UZS 163mn in exchange for not recovering UZS 92.4mn of damage caused to nature due to 3 mulberry trees cut down earlier by the construction company's head. M.R. was arrested on August 28 while receiving the agreed payment from the applicant.
A criminal case has been initiated, and an investigation is underway.
This incident follows the arrest of the head of the ecology and environmental protection department of Karmana district, Navoi region, for accepting UZS 10mn in exchange for not issuing a report for felled trees.
Follow Daryo's official Instagram and Twitter pages to keep current on world news.
Comments (0)