General-Prosecutor’s Office of Uzbekistan said that it regularly informs public and mass media about course of investigation through its official website.

It added that financial and economic inspection of Uzdunrobita and its affiliated structures within the criminal case are conducted in line with the law and resolution on revision, which was presented to representatives of operator in set order, the press service of General-Prosecutor’s Office of Uzbekistan said.

General-Prosecutor’s Office of Uzbekistan said that it fully adheres to criminal-procedural legislation fully. It added that right for protect tion were given to all charges and all investigation actions were conducted with participation of lawyers. At the same time, there were no significant complaints on course of the criminal case.

Investigation of actions with participation of Russian citizen R. Dautov are conducted with participation of the representatives of Russian embassy. Diplomats and lawyers are visiting him without any limit.

Embassy of Russia in Tashkent also regularly is informed about course of investigation via the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan.

General-Prosecutor’s Office of Uzbekistan said that collected information prove that management of Uzdunrobita and its subsidiaries created a criminal group, which was formed in family and relative principle. The group organized and implemented many schemes for decreasing taxation base, increasing prices of imported goods and materials, hiding currency, illegal cashing “shadow” income, conducting operation without license.

Several “shadow” structures were revealed, which were used to conduct above-mentioned criminal schemes. The investigators also revealed cases of transfer large sum of money to “one day firms” for supposedly rendered works and services.

Total damage from actions of the criminal group currently exceeds 500 billion soums.

Despite openness of investigation and readiness of cooperation of the General-Prosecutor’s Office of Uzbekistan in investigation process, MTS conducts targeted actions on creating negative conditions and politicalization of the criminal case on facts of systematic violation of legislation and causing economic damages by managers of its subsidiary.

In its press release from 13 July 2012, without any ground, Russian company stated that investigators illegally are conducting inspection of its financial and economic activity. It also stated that its managers did not receive right to protect themselves and investigators are illegally seized documents, etc. Such position of MTS clearly demonstrates that they are not interested in finding out truth and it is evidence that they want to hide real situation in its subsidiary.

General-Prosecutor’s Office of Uzbekistan, at the same time, expressed its concern that these incorrect and one-sided statements are reported by central Russian television, print and electronic media.

General-Prosecutor’s Office said that it is inadmissible and non-constructive to put pressure to investigation and calls mass media to cover case objectively.