Uzbekistan steps up anti-corruption fight

Reader Comments

• From the cradle to the grave, you always give someone money without any receipt.

  April 10, 2013 @ 01:04:02PM no komment

• I totally agree with one of the readers, who called the corruption we have a “life style,” I would say, it’s something like air or water. Can you imagine life without air and water? Impossible. I suggest an experiment. Raise the salary so that people didn’t have to take bribes. At least, for a year or two. And closely monitor the level of corruption during that period. If there is at least some kind of shift, then the cause is found. If people still practice corruption, then I don’t know, that means that it’s in our blood, in our genes. Then, our people are doomed and we will never see a normal society, life without corruption. Then, there is only one way to survive: to adapt as much as you can and be able to take and give bribes, while avoiding any problems with the National Security Service! Be careful, take care. I sincerely would like to see a really healthy country.

  March 17, 2013 @ 07:03:04AM читатель

• This is all a show-off. Uzbekistan cannot exist without corruption. Corruption is Uzbekistan. The attitude of the West is tolerant, so far. But after the withdrawal of the US troops from Afghanistan, there will be second Syria here, or even worse. There is basis for it - humiliated, deceived people. Then, we’ll see where these prosecutors go.

  March 16, 2013 @ 03:03:19PM макс

• I think that everyone should be willing to stop it... And do not blame the government. Well, I agree that the Dad has his business, but his associates should help... Well, no need to talk about it: There are volunteers in Russia, why cannot we just do the same? You are insulted but do not deny that AAA is useful! It will be useless. It is necessary to go all lengths, and then we will have an order. People are building and destroying at the same time. We do not have patriotism, it is all about the money. What have we achieved in 21 years? I am not saying what we have built or done. I am talking about the way people communicate with each other. No respect, and the young have no shame. If you want to be respected, you must respect yourself and the law first... Without the law we are not people, and the law must respect people. Without people, why do we need the law? For whom? Here is something we should all think about rather than blame the government... We all are good at shouting, but not good at doing things! WE ARE TOO WEAK

  September 30, 2012 @ 06:09:15AM Умид!!!

• Democracy in Uzbekistan???!!! There was no democracy and will not be as long as the man occupies the chair. The government has been taking measures to improve the situation in the country, to no avail.

  April 8, 2012 @ 06:04:49AM Алекс

• The Prosecutor General's Office Anti-corruption Foreign Economic Department officer, Hoydar Dzhamshudov, says it did not come as a surprise. I wonder if he lives on his pay?

  January 7, 2012 @ 11:01:27AM яяя

• They have put bazaar traders in a tight situation recently! But they do not want to give in. It says that the meat costs 11,000 sums but they ask 14,000 or 15,000 sums. Bazaars are not for the people but for the bazaar owners and district khokims! Bazaar shelves have been sold out! There is no space for farmers there, and that is why sour cream costs 11,000 sums per liter at the Sergeli Bazaar and 7,000 sums at Kujluk. Once they attempted to push sour cream for 8,000, but failed. That is why it is necessary to enforce the government's decision!

  December 9, 2011 @ 03:12:00PM константин

• It is all nonsense.

  November 23, 2011 @ 04:11:00AM Артур

• I think the president is doing the right thing but those close to him just misinform him. I would have released women imprisoned for no reason. The state should let the mothers be close to their children.

  November 23, 2011 @ 03:11:00AM сангина

• Corrupt officials, the most corrupt, in the name of their reputation they will discredit all the good that has been done by the government. The most important link in the country - the courts! They must be cleared in the first place, the tax authorities are next. Then people will see the results. In clinics there are signs everywhere: All services are free! But they charge for medicines and bandages. It's disgusting! They should remove the signs.

  November 9, 2011 @ 12:11:00PM КОНСТАНТИН

• Nastya, for the future, keep in mind that customs officials do not like people who do not offer them bribes for clearance:))

  November 8, 2011 @ 08:11:00PM Lubasha

• They stole, keep stealing and will keep stealing ... It is bad, of course ... Have you ever seen a raven pecking another raven“s eyes?.. No ... because they are ravens. Let God give them conscience ... It is a pity that we are still talking about militant groups and anti-corruption measures but we hardly believe in it ... I would be eager to work for a state agency for a decent pay rather than work for a private company ... Papa's boys with a very bad reputation are working there who can hardly recall the name of the faculty where they studied for four years ... Maybe there will be some improvements.

  November 8, 2011 @ 07:11:00PM Soldat

• "I think that there has been some improvement in recent years," says a resident of Tashkent, Tamir Ismanov. Blessed are the faithful.

  October 23, 2011 @ 09:10:00AM узбек

• I would like to find out where, how and what this Prosecutor General's Office representative lives on. I am sure, not on his anti-corruption salary: blessed are those who believe in anti-corruption activities.

  October 23, 2011 @ 09:10:00AM узбек

• Uzbekistan is my motherland, Uzbekistan is a country with a bright future, but there are those whose eyes remain hungry even after their stomachs are full. There is an old saying, “Only a handful of sand fills the eyes.” There is no point in explaining until that time comes. There is one thing I do not understand: no matter how much wealth you accumulate, you cannot carry it to the next world. Everyone likely knows that they will end up with only seven meters of white cloth. Wealth inherited from the father never brings happiness to the child. Quite the contrary, it turns the child into a vagabond. Wealth obtained without hard work will never be loyal. These are the lessons of history. In order for young people to understand this, I think that we must explain it to them, even if only little. What kings and lords have passed through this world, and yet all the wealth they collected was not faithful to them. Only the deeds you perform for motherland and for your people end with buildings built glorify your names to this day. The wealth harvested from the tears of this nation are not what remain.

  March 28, 2011 @ 06:03:00AM Такдир

• This is all correct. Uzbekistan is reducing corrupting, but issues that are not dealt with remain, including temporary and permanent residency permits for Tashkent.

  March 27, 2011 @ 09:03:00AM Бобур

• it is God’s will. Everything lies before us. Uzbekistan is a country with a great future.

  March 25, 2011 @ 12:03:00PM Jasurbek

• Corruption is the number-one problem in Uzbekistan. Look at what is going on the universities!!! SOS! SOS! SOS!!! The most corrupt universities are 1) agriculture, 2) textiles, and 3) irrigation. And I will not even talk about the law school. Shame on all of us and them!

  March 25, 2011 @ 06:03:00AM dilnoza

• Uzbekistan is a country of miracles!

  March 25, 2011 @ 06:03:00AM Anonim

• They dismiss them and then put them in jail and keep them there as long as they need to. The issue is not that they stop participating in this: they just need to show the people that here is a reform and a fight against corruption. They illegally keep people under investigation, and then begin to extort money. The judicial system, of course, leaves a lot to be desired. It is lamentable! Have you seen the home of the prosecutor general? Oh, it is a 100-metre palace and you cannot get close to it. How did he get it? We understand that you cannot go far and build such a house on that salary. One can only guess where the money comes from!

  March 24, 2011 @ 03:03:00AM Лэйла

• Is it not dangerous to write such things? I wonder.

  March 23, 2011 @ 06:03:00AM алишер

• Nastya, get down to Earth. What does the city's beauty have to do with corruption? The city is dirty and untended. They took bribes and will continue to take them. People are angry. I do not know how old you are, but ask Russians who were 20 in 1968 what happened in May. That happened at a time when the whole Soviet Union was rebuilding the city. What democratization are you talking about - this is a feudal system.

  March 22, 2011 @ 01:03:00PM оптимист

• "He confirmed that control has been increased over schools, hospitals and other institutions where bribery is the most common." How do you like this phrase? Among teachers and among doctors! That's where the root of corruption. Not among the traffic police or among police, not notaries public, state agencies and others - teachers and doctors:). Decent fight against corruption ... How do you like it?

  March 20, 2011 @ 02:03:00PM Игорь

• Why did they fire the Tashkent governor? They simply needed to remove him, not because he was corrupt. There is no rule of law in Uzbekistan. The Constitution is supposed to regulate everything, but in fact no one is guided by laws, namely the police violates the Constitution and all other laws. The authorities do not seem to care that the country lags at least 30 years behind other CIS states (e.g., Kazakhstan). It is necessary to change the government and the regime as it happens in other states.

  March 19, 2011 @ 08:03:00AM hayat

• I know the city will be! I know the garden will bloom! And I believe there are good people in Uzbekistan! I wish my country and its people to be well off.

  March 18, 2011 @ 09:03:00PM надира

• And if you gave money for college admission and we were cheated, it means he and we will end up in prison? (So, then he rides Lacetti, and I have to sit here and be afraid?)

  March 18, 2011 @ 11:03:00AM CTILET

• Honestly, it is hard to believe that some progress has been made on the issue. Corruption is a lifestyle in Uzbekistan, there is no objective opinion, and there is no opposition. What can one talk about if the government would not take an unbiased approach? I think things will get only worse in the near future. The Uzbek society is closed to the rest of the world. People do not have access to information on key issues. I agree with the opinion that these are fairy tales!

  March 18, 2011 @ 01:03:00AM i.kar

• Uzbekistan is making progress step by step. This is our key advantage. Uzbekistan will soon be the most developed country in the world.

  March 15, 2011 @ 06:03:00AM Safarali

• Is it possible to cure a serious illness with several injections? Impossible! We should not delude ourselves with the hope that the removal (dismissal) of a few bribe-takers can change the situation.

  March 15, 2011 @ 01:03:00AM

• May God help you in this very serious matter.

  March 13, 2011 @ 03:03:00PM Бахтиёр

• In Uzbekistan, there is the Republic of Karakalpakstan: One president and the laws are the same, but there is an impression that this autonomous region is 50 years behind other CIS countries in its development. Salaries are delayed by up to three months in industries such as gas transportation. It is impossible to withdraw cash using your bank card, and goods are sold with a 30% margin. Everything seems fine on television but corruption is pervasive. Thieves are released in the courtroom, they drop all charges in a month and reinstate them to their managing positions. One can only guess how much money circulates there. Bankers openly help withdraw cash with a bank card for an interest. And in general, the policy of transition to bank cards plays in the hands of those who are at the top of republic's banking system.

  March 11, 2011 @ 11:03:00PM Махмут

• That's really cool! After all, victims of corruption are mostly ordinary people! It will make things much easier, trust me! We all witnessed that ...

  March 7, 2011 @ 04:03:00AM Улугбек

• And why did they start to fight corruption only now, they are probably full already?

  March 6, 2011 @ 01:03:00PM Серик

• Perhaps, I am "fed up" with the fact that a reshuffle has not changed anything. But ... Courts! That's where the "black hole" is! Illiteracy? Or consummate hypocrisy? Under the law, everyone is appointed by the President. Well then why the rights defenders are screaming that they have created a "wrong" state? Or I stress it wrong?

  March 5, 2011 @ 03:03:00PM Та Та

• I want to join in.

  March 5, 2011 @ 03:03:00PM Erkin

• Tales from the Vienna Woods!!!!!

  March 5, 2011 @ 09:03:00AM маша

• The Uzbek people are hospitable and kind! Only customs officers are mean and angry, and offend people. That is why I hate to go through these humiliating customs controls. Tashkent is a beautiful city! The best in the East!

  March 4, 2011 @ 01:03:00PM Настя

• You know people it is not about justice or the ruler changing what he wants, but there are too many greedy people and bribe takers who would not share their profits with others at the top. Take Luzhkov for instance, do you think that Yeltsin, Putin or Medvedev were not aware that he pocketed money for 18 years? Everybody knew it but did not talk about it before Luzhkov started a war. The situation is the same here - if you do not share profits with superiors or steal too much, hungry wolves will eat you. The most corrupt officials have built themselves a system or a chain. The situation in Tashkent and Uzbekistan is deplorable. And some, let's not name them, are building a cult of personality through dictatorship, corruption and tyranny. They are good at selling gold, earned through sweat and blood of ordinary people, to Russia. This is the political news. This is not news anymore, actually.

  March 4, 2011 @ 12:03:00PM Navruz

• Corruption has been widespread in Uzbekistan for a very long time. Most people are involved in it, but I\'d like to believe that the promises of democratization will bear fruit. Firing a mayor doesn\'t solve the causality of the problem, the intensity of financial surveillance around state and private funds must be improved too. People should be accountable to the constitution.

  March 2, 2011 @ 01:03:00AM Good