The case regarding a major financial crime in the energy sector has been sent to court. In this case, former minister Jorabek Mirzamahmudov and other individuals are accused of causing 498 billion soums in damage to the state.
It is reported that within the framework of the case, Jorabek Mirzamahmudov and other individuals are accused of embezzling a total of 498 billion soums of state funds. According to Effect.uz source, Mirzamahmudov's brother has also been arrested within the framework of the criminal case.
This situation raises serious questions regarding management in the energy sector, the use of state funds, and the monitoring system over them.
Especially at a time when problems related to electricity and natural gas supply persist in the country, reports of major financial violations in the sector further intensify public attention.
How much did the accusations of embezzling state funds in such amounts affect the problems in the energy system? Have the management and control mechanisms in the sector performed their duties?
Of course, the evidence presented during the trial and the legal, impartial decision of the court will clarify these questions. The accused are considered innocent until their guilt is proven by a legally effective court verdict.
For information, Jorabek Mirzamahmudov had been heading the ministry since September 2022.
Jorabek Mirzamahmudov was born in 1979 in Namangan region. He graduated from the University of Alabama in the USA in 2001 and the Tashkent Institute of Chemical Technology in 2005.
In 2006-2012, he worked in various positions at Uzneftegaz, in 2012-2014 he was the deputy minister of economy, in 2014-2017 he was the deputy chairman of Uzkimyosanoat, in 2017-2018 he worked as a department head in the Cabinet of Ministers, in 2018-2019 he was the general director of the Agency for Development of Atomic Energy under the Cabinet of Ministers, and since 2019 he was the general director of the Uzatom agency. In 2019-2020, he served as the deputy energy minister, and in January 2020, he was appointed as the chairman of the board of Uzkimyosanoat JSC.
After Mirzamahmudov was dismissed, Sherzod Khodjayev was appointed as the energy minister by the relevant decree of the President.
