{"id":9459,"date":"2025-09-21T09:41:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T04:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frank.uz\/bez-kategorii\/the-ministry-of-construction-demanded-punishment-for-a-businessman-who-complained-about-bribery-in-construction\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T09:41:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T04:41:19","slug":"the-ministry-of-construction-demanded-punishment-for-a-businessman-who-complained-about-bribery-in-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frank.uz\/en\/news-en\/the-ministry-of-construction-demanded-punishment-for-a-businessman-who-complained-about-bribery-in-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ministry of Construction demanded punishment for a businessman who complained about bribery in construction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Why is this important<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The conflict reveals the sensitivity of the topic of corruption in the construction sector. The ministry&#8217;s official reaction sparks discussions about freedom of expression for entrepreneurs. The problem of transparency and real functioning of digital government services was raised.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>What happened<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Ministry of Construction stated that Abdusamatov&#8217;s words about bribery damaged the ministry&#8217;s honor and reputation.<\/li>\n<li>An official statement was submitted to the Ministry of Internal Affairs requesting the businessman&#8217;s prosecution.<\/li>\n<li>Abdusamatov himself said that during construction in Tashkent, he had to pay bribes of up to $200,000.<\/li>\n<li>He called for the introduction of liability for unjustified refusal of construction permits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Context<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Construction insists that all processes are carried out through the Single Interactive State Portal of Interactive Public Services and the \u201cTransparent Construction\u201d system. The Cadastre Agency clarified that it does not participate in issuing permits, but only registers objects. <\/p>\n<p>Previously, the businessman complained about repeated refusals and \u201cobstructions\u201d in obtaining permits. The Ministry of Construction reminded that an official fee of 1 BCV per cubic meter of construction is provided in Tashkent. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry filed a complaint with the Ministry of Internal Affairs against entrepreneur Usmonjon Abdusamatov, who publicly claimed to have taken bribes of up to $200,000 during construction in Tashkent. 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