Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- During an operational event carried out by employees of the Kashkadarya Regional Department of the State Security Service and the regional prosecutor’s office, an investigator from the Karshi district prosecutor’s office was detained while receiving a bribe.

According to the press secretary of the General Prosecutor’s Office, Khayot Shamsutdinov, an employee of the prosecutor’s office promised to help the accused in a criminal case receive a reduced sentence for US$5,000.

A criminal case has been initiated into this fact, and the suspect has been detained procedurally. The investigation is ongoing.