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Prison Terms For 17 In Deadly Uzbek Dam Burst
May 11, 2021 11:16 GMT
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Uzbekistan s Supreme Court has sentenced 17 people to prison terms of between four and 10 years for corruption and misconduct over a deadly dam burst last year.
The Supreme Court
said that the verdicts and sentences of the defendants, including energy officials, top officials of the state railways company, and leaders of construction companies that were involved into the construction of the dam, were pronounced on May 10.
The defendants were found guilty of embezzlement, forgery, violating safety rules, negligence, and abuse of office.
The dam at the Sardoba Reservoir in the eastern Uzbek region of Sirdaryo burst early on May 1, 2020, resulting in the deaths of six people and forcing at least 70,000 out of their homes.
Russian specialists to help with restoring Sardoba Reservoir POLITICS 23:03 / 01.03.2021 503
Uzbekistan has recruited specialists from the Moscow State University of Civil Engineering (MGSU) for the Sardoba Reservoir Restoration Project, the press service of the Ministry of Construction reports.
The Ministry noted that the study of the current state of the Sardoba Reservoir and its reconstruction is carried out with a help of specialists from the Moscow State University of Civil Engineering.
It was also reported that the project of initial restoration of the reservoir up to 350 million cubic meters of water was developed by Russian experts together with designers of Uzbek JSC “Hydroproject”.
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An Uzbek rights activist and blogger says several people have been jailed after they complained of corruption in the distribution of housing and financial compensation for victims of a deadly dam accident in the eastern region of Sirdaryo last year.
Khairullo Qilichev told RFE/RL that several people in the region had been handed jail terms of between three and seven days after they made the accusations during their efforts to receive compensation following the disaster. According to him, the people were jailed on charges of hooliganism and disobeying the authorities.
Uzbek Activist Claims Corruption In Distribution Of Compensation From Deadly Dam Accident
January 18, 2021 09:07 GMT
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TASHKENT An Uzbek rights activist and blogger says several people have been jailed after they complained of corruption in the distribution of housing and financial compensation for victims of a deadly dam accident in the eastern region of Sirdaryo last year.
Khairullo Qilichev
told RFE/RL that several people in the region had been handed jail terms of between three and seven days after they made the accusations during their efforts to receive compensation following the disaster. According to him, the people were jailed on charges of hooliganism and disobeying the authorities.
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