Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Employees of the State Security Service (SSS) of Samarkand region detained an employee of Ipoteka Bank for processing an illegal mortgage loan.

At an event held jointly with the khokimiyat of Samarkand region and regional employees of the State Security Service, it turned out that citizen M.J., born in 1988, working as a financial consultant in the Sogdiana branch of Ipoteka Bank, issued a mortgage loan in the amount of 700 million soums for a bank client. In exchange, he demanded a bribe of 20 million soums and $100.

The financial consultant was detained while receiving the entire amount.

Currently, a criminal case has been initiated against him under the relevant articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and investigative actions are being carried out.