GENERAL REPORT on the status of the anti-corruption system in the Mining and Geology Supervision Inspectorate for 2025

 

1. General information on the implementation of the Inspectorate 's Anti-Corruption Measures Program.

Inspection for Supervision of Mining and Geology Relevant activities were carried out by the Chief Anti-Corruption Specialist within the framework of the tasks set in the field of combating corruption for 2025.

In particular, during the reporting period, anti-corruption measures were carried out in the central office of the Inspection for Supervision of Mining and Geology, 5 territorial departments, 3 mining technical inspections and a militarized mine rescue unit. The work carried out to combat corruption was carried out in accordance with the instructions of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Anti-Corruption Agency, the Ministry of Mining and Geology, the Accounts Chamber, as well as the Inspection's sectoral program of measures, the work plan of the employee responsible for combating corruption. It should be noted that, based on the instructions and tasks set at the expanded meeting of the National Council for Combating Corruption held on March 5 of this year under the leadership of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Anti-Corruption Program of the Inspection for Supervision of Mining and Geology was re-approved by the leadership of the Ministry of Mining and Geology. The tasks outlined in this program were completed on time, in full, and in stages.

In 2025, all planned tasks and assignments in the approved program of measures of the Inspectorate in the field of combating corruption were completed.

2. Policies and procedures

The Inspectorate for Supervision of Mining and Geology has developed more than 15 internal regulatory documents on combating and preventing corruption and approved them with relevant internal orders. In particular, the Inspectorate has developed documents regulating the field, such as the “Anti-Corruption Policy”, the “Conflict of Interest Management” Regulation, the “Code of Ethics”, the “Gift Receiving and Giving Policy”, the “Instructions for Checking Counterparties”, the “ Regulations for Conducting Internal Service Audits”, and the “Corruption Risk Assessment Methodology”, and the requirements of these documents are being implemented in practice.

During the reporting period, in accordance with the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated February 28, 2025 "On measures to organize the activities of the Inspection for Supervision of the Mining Industry and Geology under the Ministry of Mining and Geology of the Republic of Uzbekistan", amendments were made to internal regulatory documents in the field of combating corruption based on Order No. 55 of the Head of the Inspection for Supervision of the Mining Industry and Geology dated March 12, 2025.

Procedure for Encouraging Persons Who Report Corruption-Related Offenses or Otherwise Contribute to the Fight Against Corruption", approved by the Head of the Inspection on January 24, 2025, was adopted, introduced to all employees, and posted on the official website of the Inspection for continuous electronic information.

In order to ensure the implementation of the Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 240 dated May 11, 2022 "On measures to improve mechanisms for eliminating corruption risks in the field of public administration and expand public participation in this area", Order No. 54 of the Inspection was adopted on March 12, 2025.

In order to ensure the implementation of the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. PF-154 dated June 14, 2022 "On measures to increase the level of openness of the activities of state bodies and organizations and introduce an assessment system", Order No. 56 of the Inspection was adopted, and 19 types of socially significant information that should be posted as Open Information in the Inspection and its territorial departments were posted on the official website.

Also, in accordance with the Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated January 12, 2022 "On measures to introduce a rating system for assessing the effectiveness of anti-corruption work", a system for assessing the work carried out in the field of combating corruption based on a single criterion was introduced in the Inspectorate, and relevant information on the work done in the field was formed and attached to this evaluation system on 29 special indicators in 5 areas on the electronic platform "E-Anticor.uz".

3. Risk assessment.

During the reporting period, the Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated May 11, 2022 “On measures to improve mechanisms for eliminating corruption risks in the field of public administration and expand public participation in this area” Based on Resolution No. 240, a Corruption Risk Assessment was carried out in the Mining and Geology Supervision Inspectorate, a list of positions and functions prone to the highest corruption risks was formed, and a plan of measures to minimize these risks was developed and approved.

20 functions with high corruption risks , 25 with medium risk , and 15 with low corruption factors were assessed in the Inspectorate's activities, and a corruption risk map was developed to eliminate them.

At the same time, based on the requirements of the international standard ISO 37001:2016, a list of positions with high corruption risks has been formed in the Inspectorate, and measures to reduce risks are being developed and implemented.

In addition, based on the instructions given at the expanded meeting of the National Anti-Corruption Council chaired by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan on 05.03.2022, in order to ensure the implementation of paragraph 10 of the Protocol of the Cabinet of Ministers No. VM 21/25-45 dated 07.03.2025, presentation materials and a reference document were prepared for defense before the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan on increasing the effectiveness of the work carried out in the Inspectorate to combat corruption and were sent to the Cabinet of Ministers . The presentation highlighted the work to be done to eliminate the human factor by early identification of corruption factors in the sector, the application of preventive measures against them, and the digitization and automation of functions with a high corruption risk in order to further increase the effectiveness of the Inspectorate to combat corruption. At the same time , in June of this year, a presentation was made to the Deputy Prosecutor General of the Republic of Uzbekistan, DSKasimov , on the effectiveness of the Inspectorate's work in the field of combating corruption . The presentation focused on the positive achievements of the organization's work in this area, as well as its shortcomings and work that needs to be done in the future.

In addition, in October of this year, the work carried out by the Inspectorate on "Measures to Combat Domestic Corruption and Prevent It" was discussed with the participation of the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Uzbekistan N.T. Yuldoshev and State Advisor to the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan R.Q. Davletov , as well as responsible officials of the chambers of the Oliy Majlis , who gave relevant instructions and instructions on the sharp fight against corruption and the formation of intolerance in the field.

Anti-corruption procedures to be implemented

 4.1 . Conflict of interest management

 In order to ensure the implementation of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Conflict of Interest", declarations on the presence or absence of a conflict of interest were filled out by 102 employees this year. When these declarations were analyzed, a possible conflict of interest was identified in 13 employees whose close relatives were working directly at the Ministry's system enterprises, who were likely to be the object of inspection in various areas in the course of their activities , and the situations were eliminated by revising the job responsibilities of 9 of them and introducing restrictions. It was also revealed that 2 employees of the Inspection were working as founders or managers in business entities, and taking into account the fact that they did not enter into any contractual relations with the organizations subordinate to the Ministry, explanatory work was carried out, and possible conflicts of interest were eliminated by the relinquishment of their shares by these employees and the liquidation of the business entity. The indicated cases were discussed by the members of the Ethics Commission of the Inspection, and Order No. 38 of the head of the organization was adopted to eliminate them. Additional explanations and preventive interviews were held with 13 employees who were identified as having a possible conflict of interest in accordance with the requirements of the “Anti-Corruption Policy”, “Regulations on Managing Conflicts of Interest”, and “Code of Ethics”. The documents collected in relation to 1 employee of the Inspection were sent to the Tashkent regional prosecutor's office for legal             assessment.

4.2. Incorporating anti-corruption provisions into contracts concluded by the Inspectorate, and inspecting counterparties.

During the reporting period, the Inspectorate concluded a total of 98 contracts, and all contracts were provided with additional clauses on combating corruption based on the requirements of Clause 3 of the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. PF-6313 dated September 14, 2021 "On Measures to Fundamentally Improve Contractual Relations". In particular, 98 contracts worth 3.3 billion soums were signed during the reporting period , 45 of them Contracts worth 777.3 million soums were concluded directly, and 53 contracts worth 2.5 billion soums were concluded through an electronic store. In the reporting period of 2025, the Inspectorate checked counterparties under 53 contracts concluded, and conducted studies on their reliability, financial stability, and the presence of conflicts of interest.

4.3. Screening of job candidates.

            During the reporting period of 2025, a total of 18 employees were hired by the central office of the Inspection for Supervision of the Mining Industry and Geology, regional departments and mining and technical inspections, and all candidates were screened in accordance with the requirements of the "Instructions for Screening Candidates for Recruitment" approved by the Inspectorate . Of these, 13 were management employees, and the remaining 5 employees are technical and support service employees. During the reporting period, a total of 36 candidates were screened and the relevant conclusions were issued by the commission members.

83 employees working at the Inspectorate, and their job descriptions were revised to include anti-corruption requirements as an obligation.

5. Education and communication.

In accordance with the approved "Program" for combating corruption in the Mining and Geology Supervision Inspectorate, explanatory and preventive activities, seminars and trainings were held with all employees on the requirements of the "Company's Anti-Corruption Policy", "Code of Ethics", "Conflict of Interest Management Regulations", "Gift Receiving and Giving" Policy, "Regulations for Conducting Internal Service Inspections" and other internal regulatory documents.

 At the same time, 58 employees were trained in accordance with the requirements of the international standard ISO 37001:2016 on anti-bribery management , special certificates were obtained, the audit and consulting process was successfully completed, and in July of this year, the ISO 37001:2016 international certificate was obtained.

Also, the participation of the responsible employee in the seminar "Implementation of a rating system for the effectiveness of anti-corruption work in state bodies and organizations" organized by the Anti-Corruption Agency was ensured, increasing his knowledge and skills in the field.

It is worth noting that an anti-corruption page has been opened on the official website of the Inspectorate in Uzbek (Latin) and Russian, and electronic forms of internal regulatory documents developed and approved by the Inspectorate have been posted on this page. Coverage of the work and reports on the fight against corruption has been ensured. In particular, during the reporting period, information on 14 areas was posted on the media and official websites.

To report corruption cases detected in the Inspectorate and its regional departments, a system called "Anti-Corruption Control" was established.

@kontexnazorat_murojaat_bot The “Telegram-bot” channel has been launched. This telegram-bot allows users to send complaints about corruption and receive contact information. Each complaint sent is registered and the bot keeps the applicant informed.

"My Hero," developed in collaboration with the Anti -Corruption Agency, was shown as part of the campaign to create an uncompromising attitude against corruption among the population and employees.

held 14 seminars with the participation of all employees to identify, prevent and eliminate corruption risks, and eliminate their causes and consequences .

6. Reports of corrupt practices and violations.

During the reporting period of 2025, the Inspectorate received 29 complaints about corruption-related violations. Of these, 26 were received via a hotline , 1 was received by the Information System of the Subsoil Use Center "E-GEOLOGIYA AT", 1 was sent by the prosecutor's office, and 1 was received via a telegram bot. When analyzing the complaints by region, 6 were received from Tashkent region, 3 from Khorezm region , 1 from the Republic of Karakalpakstan , 5 from Navoi , 2 from Bukhara region , 3 from Samarkand region , 3 from Surkhandarya,  1 application was sent from Namangan region, 1 from Fergana region, and 6 from Kashkadarya region .

All appeals were reviewed for relevance by the Anti-Corruption Officer in collaboration with relevant specialists.

As a result of studying the complaints received through communication channels, 13 cases of illegal excavation were sent to law enforcement agencies for legal assessment.

          The causes and factors of the above-mentioned corruption and other violations of the law were analyzed, and measures to minimize existing corruption risks were included in the approved plan for 2025. Also, a preventive interview was held under the leadership of the Head of the Inspection with the participation of personnel to eliminate the negative consequences of the cases identified as a result of studying the received appeals and to prevent them in the future.

7. Monitoring and control.

As a result of monitoring conducted to ensure the transparency and openness of public procurement and to examine its compliance with the requirements of the "Law on Public Procurement", a total of 522 million soums of funds were prevented and saved.

of 180 million soums , including employee training, consulting and audit services, and certification processes, to obtain a certificate according to the requirements of the international standard for anti-bribery management systems ISO 37001:2016 , was canceled.

292 million soums was prevented from purchasing equipment and software purchased under the State Program, such as a total station with a scanner function, LIDAR equipment for unmanned aerial vehicles, software for analyzing topographic and surveying data, and software for designing infrastructure and creating three-dimensional models .

In addition, during the monitoring of the implementation of Resolution No. 297 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated October 18, 2012 "On approval of the Regulation on the procedure for working on the basis of redundancy and in several professions and positions", it was revealed that some orders of the Head of the Inspectorate were developed in violation of the requirements of this resolution, and the payment of salaries in the amount of 50 million soums was prevented and saved.

statement of the Special Commission on Reducing the Shadow Economy No. 2 , held by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Chairman of the Special Commission) and the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Uzbekistan on March 20, 2025, the “Plan of measures to ensure additional revenues to be attracted to the State Budget” No. 03/1-3480 dated 14.04.2025, the “Roadmap to ensure additional revenues to be attracted to the State Budget in 2025” No. 03/1-3480/2 , the “Resolution of the Minister of Mining and Geology No. 1099 dated 29.04.2025 “On the use and protection of subsoil” dated 30.04.2025 The status of implementation of the tasks and tasks set out in the Roadmap No. 01-26-30042025 “On identifying and eliminating corruption factors in the mining industry and geology and implementing specific measures to create a “corruption-free” environment”, the Ministry of Mining and Geology’s Resolutions No. 13-25 and No. 14-25 dated 14.04.2025 , the Program of Measures to Combat Corruption in 2025 of the Inspection for Supervision of Mining and Geology, and the Roadmap Eastern Regional Department (Fergana, Andijan, Namangan regions) and Central Regional Department (Tashkent, Syrdarya, Jizzakh regions) and the North-Western Regional Administration (Samarkand, Navoi, Bukhara regions) Northern Regional Administration (Republic of Karakalpakstan, Khorezm region, ) Southern Territorial Administrations (Surkhandarya and Kashkadarya regions) were studied by forming a Working Group and directly visiting the regions, and an internal service inspection was conducted against employees of these departments regarding the violations identified based on the results of the study. The documents collected based on the results of these service inspections were sent to the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan for legal assessment and legal action against the perpetrators .

8. Identified violations and measures to address them.

This year, in order to ensure the implementation of the instructions of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Cabinet of Ministers to combat corruption and the shadow economy, on-site inspections of the activities of the territorial departments of the Inspectorate were carried out in 13 regions.

According to primary information obtained during the service inspections, it was determined that during the control measures carried out by the Inspectorate employees, they did not take appropriate measures, did not properly perform their duties, and abused their official powers, resulting in the illegal extraction of minerals worth a total of 102.1 billion soums being concealed without being fully investigated and not being documented in the acts .

In particular:

6 business entities was deemed to have been covered by filling with rocks, and as a result of false conclusions, 12.2 billion soums of damage was not actually covered .

As a result of illegal mining of minerals by 77 business entities The inspection revealed a volume of 3.1 million cubic meters that was not reflected in the inspection reports , and the damage was estimated at 89.9 billion soums .

As a result, due to the irresponsibility of the Inspectorate employees, the state budget was not provided with revenues of 20.5 billion soums .

According to the conclusion of the service inspections:

8 employees of the territorial departments were terminated, and various disciplinary sanctions were imposed on 42 employees . The collected documents were sent to the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan for legal action.

As a result, the prosecutor's office:

15 business entities have been identified as having caused significant damage to the interests of society and the state in the amount of 28.2 billion soums, and criminal cases have been initiated against them under Part 3 of Article 184, Part 3 of Article 229, and Subparagraph "a" of Part 3 of Article 196 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan , and investigative actions are being conducted.

Also, criminal cases have been initiated against 7 responsible officials of the Inspection under Article 205, Part 2, Subparagraph "a", Article 207, Part 1, and Article 209, Part 2, Subparagraph "a" of the Criminal Code , and investigative actions are being conducted.

In particular, during the analysis, it was revealed that during the inspection conducted by the Inspectorate in 2024, officials of "Khojaobod Trans Lider" LLC illegally extracted 137 thousand m ³ of minerals, the amount of damage caused amounted to 2.6 billion soums , and the collected documents were sent to the Andijan regional prosecutor's office by letter No. 30-1/161 dated 05.02.2024. In turn, it was found that the regional prosecutor's office sent the materials to the Khojaobod district internal affairs department, and the internal affairs department refused to initiate a criminal case on 25.02.2024 under Article 83, paragraph 2 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

As a result of the service investigation conducted on this case, when a re-inspection was conducted at “Khojaabad Trans Leader” LLC, it was found that the actual The volume of illegal excavations is 644.5 thousand m ³ It was formalized in the act, and it was noted that a huge amount of 12.2 billion soums of damage was caused to the interests of the state and society. As a result, the decision of the Internal Affairs Directorate to dismiss the criminal case was canceled, and on September 17, 2025 , the Khojaabad District Prosecutor's Office initiated a criminal case against the head of "Khojaabad Trans Leader" LLC and 2 responsible employees of the Eastern Territorial Department of the Inspectorate under Article 184, Part 3, Article 229, Part 3, Clause "a" of Article 196 ¹ , Articles 205 and 207 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan , and investigative actions are being conducted. 

At the same time, the head of “GOLD ROAD-2019” LLC in the Jalaquduk district of Andijan region , M. Begaliyev, and others, were arrested outside the Akbura-5 mine area. A criminal case has been initiated under the relevant articles of the Criminal Code , and investigative actions are being conducted, in connection with the case of damage in the amount of 2.5 billion soums as a result of illegal excavation work in a volume of 10,000 m3 ^.

Also, Responsible persons of the LLC "Barakali Jizzakh zamini gishti" located in the Sharof Rashidov district of Jizzakh region, colluded with officials of the central regional department of the Inspectorate and deliberately abused their official powers. were found guilty of committing crimes such as knowingly entering false information and records into official documents, forgery and submission of documents, and illegally mining minerals worth 971 million soums in this area, causing significant damage to the interests of the state. As a result, the Jizzakh regional prosecutor's office filed a criminal case under ^Article 196 , Part 3, Clause "a", Article 205, Part 2, Clause "a" and Article 209, Part 2, Clause "a" of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan. A criminal case has been opened and investigations are underway. 

Also, the Yangikurganskoye (1975) loess deposit, owned by " Iskovot Yuksalish Bunyodkori" LLC, located in the Yangikurgan district of the Namangan region  It was determined that 16.0 thousand m ³ of illegal loess-like rock mixture was mined outside the mine , causing damage in the amount of 320 million soums , and was duly formalized through an act. In this case, the chief specialist of the Eastern Territorial Department of the Inspection and other officials abused their official authority and discovered excavation work being carried out outside the mine, but did not ensure that measures were taken against the guilty persons or that law enforcement agencies were notified about this, causing damage to the interests of the state. Based on the materials provided on the case, on 05.07.2025 , the Namangan regional prosecutor's office initiated a criminal case under Article 196 ¹ , Part 3, Clause "a", Article 205, Part 2, Clause "a" of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan and investigative actions are being conducted. 

At the same time, during the service inspection, the Yunusabad sand and gravel mixture mine belonging to "Yunusabad Kosaniy" LLC, located in the Kosonsoy district of the Namangan region,  Illegal extraction of 14.7 thousand ^{m3 of} loess-like rock mixture from outside the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan , causing damage of 439 million soums, and the Turakurgan sand -gravel mixture mine belonging to "Nam Avto Qurilish LLC" located in the Turakurgan district of the Namangan region  It was revealed that 12.4 thousand m ^{3 of a mixture} of loess-like rocks was illegally mined outside the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan , causing damage in the amount of 372 million soums, and was submitted to the Namangan regional prosecutor's office. Based on the documents collected on these cases, the regional prosecutor's office has initiated a criminal case against the heads of LLCs and the head of the Eastern Regional Department ^{under Article} 196 , Part 3, Clause "a", Article 205, Part 2, Clause "a" of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and investigative actions are being conducted. 

In addition, the service inspection included the following: “HAMRAQULOV” LLC, located in the Uzbek district of the Fergana region related Kyrgyz-4 sand-gravel mixture mine  It was determined that 12.8 thousand m3 ^of illegal sand and gravel mixture was extracted from outside the territory , causing damage of 1.4 billion soums , and the relevant act was issued.

Similar cases were repeated in the Fergana region at "AKBARALI KELAJAK ORZUSI" LLC, "ALMAZ KOMPANII LIMITET" LLC, and KAMRON KOMPANII LIMITET" LLC , that is, even though illegal excavations were carried out in these entities , The head of the Eastern Regional Department of the Inspectorate and other responsible persons have been found guilty of dishonesty in the performance of their official duties, During the control measures carried out at the above business entities, it was revealed that, without taking measures to investigate the illegal situations presented by the Uzbekkosmos Agency, they created conditions for the looting of minerals in large quantities, resulting in damage to the state interests in the amount of 6.3 billion soums. Based on the documents collected on these cases, the Fergana Regional Prosecutor's Office has initiated a criminal case under ^Article 196 , Part 3, Subparagraph "a", Article 207, Part 1 and Article 229 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan and is conducting investigative actions. 

In addition, during the internal service inspection of the North-West Department by the working group, 177.8 tons of sand and gravel mixture were illegally taken from outside the “Toshrabot-1” sand and gravel mixture mine belonging to the “NAVBAKHOR DISTRICT ROAD USE” Department . It was determined that 1,000,000 cubic ^meters of illegal sand and gravel mixture was mined, causing damage of 2.3 billion soums , and was duly formalized through an act. As a result, the Navoi regional prosecutor's office has initiated a criminal case under Article 229 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan and is conducting investigative actions. 

During the internal service inspection of the Central Department by the working group, 35.3 km of sand and gravel mixture from outside the boundaries of the Zomin-3 mine belonging to " ZOMIN DISTRICT ROAD USE" LLC were found. It was determined that 1,000 ^m3 of illegal sand-gravel mixture was mined, causing damage of 1.9 billion soums , and a report was issued in the appropriate manner. The collected information on this case was sent to the Jizzakh regional prosecutor's office.

Also, 98 km outside the boundaries of the Zamin-4 sand-gravel mixture deposit belonging to " ZOMIN SILVER KON" LLC It was determined that ^1,000,000 cubic meters of illegal sand and gravel mixture was mined, causing damage of 5.2 billion soums , and a report was issued in the appropriate manner. The collected information on this case was sent to the Jizzakh regional prosecutor's office.

At the same time, it was revealed that some inspectors , in collusion with entrepreneurs, covered up the orders of law enforcement agencies to issue a conclusion by conducting re-measurements to confirm that the damage had been eliminated and covered up, by submitting false and forged acts and conclusions stating that the amount of damage that had not actually been compensated (covered) was not fully covered, and other cases.

In particular, during an inspection conducted by the chief specialist of the Eastern Regional Department at the “AʼZAMJON DILAZIZ” PE located in the Uzbek district of the Fergana region , a report was drawn up on the illegal extraction of 20.5 thousand m ³ of sand-gravel mixture by the entrepreneur. In this case, the “AʼZAMJON DILAZIZ” PE was fined 20.5 The Uzbek district of Fergana region's Internal Affairs Directorate issued an instruction to eliminate the damage caused by covering the area with a sand-gravel mixture in the amount of 1,000 m3 ^{. However,} although the area was not actually covered with sand-gravel mixture by the "AZAMJON DILAZIZ" PE , the chief specialist of the Eastern Regional Department drew up and signed a false act stating that the damage was completely covered.

Based on this act, documents collected as a result of the investigation conducted by the Uzbek District Department of Internal Affairs on April 20, 2024 , in accordance with Article 84, Part 1, Clause 1 of the Criminal Procedure Code (termination of the issue of a person's guilt in committing a crime without resolving it due to the expiration of the term for bringing him to justice) against the LLC "AZAMJON DILAZIZ" terminated from action.

During the service inspection, the responsible officer of the Inspection shall inspect the business entity It was found that a false report was drawn up stating that the damage caused by the employee was fully compensated and the damaged area was filled with a mixture of sand and gravel . The employee also submitted this report to the Uzbek district police department. It turned out that the deed was signed together with the entrepreneur, without visiting the site, without conducting re-surveying work, and relying on the promise of the entrepreneur (topochart).

During the investigation, when the Working Group members directly inspected the scene of the incident, it was confirmed that the damage caused was not actually covered, and a report was drawn up in this regard in the appropriate manner.

that a similar incident was repeated by a responsible officer of the Eastern Department of the Inspection at the "ERKIN KARIM KON" LLC in the Dangara district, and that a false act was drawn up together with an officer of the Dangara district Internal Affairs Bureau, stating that the damage was fully covered .

The materials of the service investigation conducted on the cases were sent to the Fergana regional prosecutor's office. In turn, the regional prosecutor's office has filed a complaint against "ERKIN KARIM KON" and A criminal case has been initiated against the leaders of the "AZAMJON DILAZIZ" PE and the responsible employee of the Eastern Regional Department under ^Article 196 , Part 3, Subparagraph "a", Article 207, Part 1, and Article 229 of the Criminal Code , and investigative actions are being conducted.

At the same time, in accordance with the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 720 dated September 10, 2018 , the chief specialists of the Central Territorial Administration conducted an inspection at the “Qorasoy-1” dolomite mine belonging to “ EKO BROKER LUX ” LLC , located in Sh. Rashidov district of Jizzakh region . During the inspection, surveying and measurement work was carried out and it was revealed that 4.5 thousand m ³ of illegal dolomite worth 4.1 billion soums was mined outside the boundaries of the project for the allocation of this mine, and an act was drawn up. The documents collected according to the results of the inspection were sent to the Jizzakh regional prosecutor's office by letter No. 29-3/3 on January 3, 2024. The district prosecutor's office initiated a criminal case on the situation, and within the framework of this criminal case, based on the petition filed by " EKO BROKER LUX " LLC requesting recalculation and recalculation , a letter No. 080002/2024-22ME was sent to the central regional department of the Inspection on March 30, 2024 to carry out re-measurement work. Based on the letter, re-measurement work was carried out at "EKO BROKER LUX" LLC by N. Suyunov , and a positive conclusion was given by reference No. 29-3/446 dated April 2, 2024, stating that the damage caused to the territory excavated outside the boundaries of the mine belonging to "EKO BROKER LUX" LLC in the amount of 4.1 billion soums in a volume of 4.5 thousand m ³ was fully compensated (compensated) . That is, the court took into account the conclusion of the Central Regional Department that the damage of 4.1 billion soums was fully covered and sentenced the guilty. However, when the members of the working group went to the site to investigate the situation, it became clear that the damage was not fully covered and that instead of dolomite, it was partially filled with rocks (vskrysha, dolomite residues), which was duly formalized by drawing up an act.

In a similar situation, inspectors of the Central Department conducted an inspection at the “Kulan-Kuli” limestone mine belonging to “JALOLBEK-KAMOLBEK AVTOTRANS” LLC, located in Sh. Rashidov district of Jizzakh region. During the inspection, surveying and measurement work was carried out, and it was revealed that a total of 18.9 thousand m ³ of illegal limestone worth 5.4 billion soums was mined outside the boundaries of the project for the allocation of this mine. A criminal case was initiated by the district prosecutor's office on the incident, and within the framework of this criminal case , based on the petition filed by “JALOLBEK-KAMOLBEK AVTOTRANS” LLC requesting the elimination of the damage caused and recalculation, the inspector ordered re-measurement work at “JALOLBEK-KAMOLBEK AVTOTRANS” LLC carried out by the company and extracted 18.9 thousand m ³ of the volume from the area excavated outside the mine boundaries The conclusion was submitted by reference No. 29-3/446 dated April 3, 2024, regarding the filling (covering) of the volume with limestone. That is, the Central Regional Department of the Central Regional Department of the damage caused by LLC "JALOLBEK-KAMOLBEK AVTOTRANS" in the amount of 5.4 billion soums , part of which is 1.2 thousand m ³ in volume, amounting to 355.4 million soums The court took into account the conclusion on the coverage of the area and issued a verdict against the guilty. However, when the members of the working group went to the site to investigate the situation, it was found that 1.2 thousand m ^{3 of the damage,} worth 355.4 million soums , was filled and covered with rocks instead of limestone, and this was duly formalized by drawing up a report. In his explanation, the employee of the Central Department admitted that he had given a false conclusion on the area that was indeed filled (covered) with rocks instead of limestone.

In parallel, the chief specialists of the Central Territorial Administration conducted an inspection at the “Gandumtash” loess deposit belonging to “ASIA CERAMICA INVEST” LLC, located in Sh. Rashidov district of Jizzakh region . During the inspection, surveying and measurement work was carried out and it was revealed that 12.3 thousand m ³ of loess deposits worth 6.6 billion soums were illegally mined outside the boundaries of the project for the allocation of this deposit , and a report was drawn up. The district prosecutor's office initiated a criminal case on the situation, and within the framework of this criminal case, based on the petition filed by "ASIA CERAMICA INVEST" LLC requesting the elimination of the damage caused and recalculation, the inspector carried out re-measurement work at the loess deposit of "ASIA CERAMICA INVEST" LLC , and a positive conclusion was presented by reference number 29-3/449 dated April 2, 2024, stating that the damage caused in the area excavated outside the deposit in the volume of 12.3 thousand m ^{3 and amounting to} 6.6 billion soums was fully compensated (compensated). That is, the court took into account the conclusion of the Central Regional Department on the full compensation of the damage in the amount of 6.6 billion soums and issued a verdict against the guilty. However, when the members of the working group went to the scene and investigated the situation directly, it became clear that the damage was not fully compensated, but rather partially compensated, and this was duly formalized by drawing up a report.

In addition, based on the documents sent with the conclusion of the internal service inspection, the Tashkent regional prosecutor's office has established that officials of "Radius RGR" LLC in the Ahangaran district carried out illegal excavation work in a volume of 31.8 thousand m3 ^, worth 462 million soums , and that responsible employees of "SANOAT TARAKQIYAT BUNYOD" LLC plundered minerals in a volume of 29.5 thousand ^m3 , worth 422 million soums,  Criminal cases have been initiated under ^Article 196, Part 2, Clause "a" and Article 207 of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic regarding the illegal excavation of 16.8 thousand m3 at "HQ BRIK" LLC in the Yukorichirchik district, ^worth 244 million soums .

9. Proposals and action plan for further development of the anti-corruption system.

The Inspectorate proposes to develop the following preventive measures to identify, prevent and suppress corruption-related offenses, combat their consequences, and eliminate the causes and conditions that enable these vices:

1. Conduct a quarterly analysis of positions and functions with high corruption risks in the Inspectorate, develop measures to minimize the identified cases. Based on the powers of the Inspectorate, taking into account high corruption factors such as its status as a supervisory body, conducting control measures (inspections), imposing administrative fines, issuing permits and licenses, and direct contact with business entities, make proposals to the Head of the Inspectorate on the internal rotation of responsible employees in positions with a tendency to corruption.

2. Conducting tests to improve the knowledge and skills of inspectorate employees in the field of combating corruption, and to determine their level of legal awareness and literacy ;

3. Continuously analyze internal regulatory documents approved by the Inspectorate, monitor compliance of company employees with the norms established in them, and bring existing norms into line with legislation.

4. Organize regular and widespread coverage of information on the status of the fight against corruption in the system and the work done through the media;

5. Conduct anonymous surveys to identify the causes and trends of corruption crimes in the Inspectorate, to study public opinion on the status of anti-corruption measures, and the effectiveness of the measures taken.

 6. In order to further increase the effectiveness of the fight against corruption in the inspection, early detection of corruption factors in the sector, application of preventive measures against them, and elimination of the human factor through digitization and automation of functions with a high corruption risk. In particular, in accordance with the program of measures for the early prevention of corruption, during the inspection process, each state inspector will be provided with body cameras and real-time online monitoring, integrating them with the responsible head of the Inspection for control. Also, while inspectors are conducting state control activities, they will be monitored via tablets with direct entry of statistical and other information.

 7. To conduct certification within two months in accordance with Resolution No. 131 of February 28 , 2025 "On measures to organize the activities of the Inspection for Supervision of the Mining Industry and Geology" in order to assess the qualifications of employees of all territorial departments of the Inspection.

8. To eliminate possible corruption factors in the field of industrial safety, establish a special working group to study the compliance of the work carried out by responsible employees of the sector with the requirements of existing laws.

9. Intensify preventive measures and seminars with the participation of law enforcement officers to prevent the recurrence of violations identified during internal service inspections and to create an environment of zero tolerance for corruption.

 

 

Fighting corruption

Chief Specialist ZhTZikirov

         25.12.2025