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Officers of the State Security Service (SSS) arrested two lawyers and a legal consultant involved in a large-scale extortion scheme. The lawyers demanded over $100,000 from their clients in exchange for facilitating acquittal verdicts through their alleged connections in the judicial system.
The first case involves lawyer M.M., who, using his connections within the judicial system, offered his client an acquittal in a large-scale fraud case. For this, he demanded $30,000. M.M. was caught red-handed while receiving $20,000. A criminal case has been initiated against him, and an investigation is ongoing.
In the second case, another lawyer, Sh.U., along with legal consultant T.N., who works for a construction company, conspired to demand $75,000 for changing a court verdict for a person sentenced to 8 years and 6 months on charges under Articles 131 (pandering and maintaining brothels) and 135 (human trafficking) of the Criminal Code.
The lawyers promised to reduce the sentence for money, allegedly using their connections in the judicial system. They were also apprehended by SSS operatives with material evidence while receiving the agreed sum.
Notably, Sh.U. previously held a position as a judge, and T.N. had prior convictions in 2009 and 2016.
Considering these facts, the Uchtepa District Criminal Court sentenced both Sh.U. and T.N. to 14 years in prison and imposed a fine of 136 million soms on each.
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