In Bukhara, bank officials and a governor's assistant fraudulently arranged a loan in a citizen's name and embezzled the funds.

Reports are coming in that bank officials and a governor's assistant in Bukhara arranged a loan in a citizen's name and embezzled the funds. The former bank manager submitted a fake letter to the district department of the Ministry of Justice, claiming that the unpaid loan debt had been fully recovered in order to conceal his criminal actions. This case should be monitored by the government of Uzbekistan. Such violations undermine citizens' trust and have a negative impact on the economic environment.