The house of the mayor of Tashkent’s Chilanzar district, Sarvar Makhametov was burgled on December 5, with the Yunusabad district police department initiating a criminal case under Large Scale Theft of 500 times the minimum wage (MW=200,000 soums, or US$ 25) or Over of the Criminal Code, the Prosecutor General’s Office said.
Following the investigation, the gang consisting of 3 people – M.M., KG, and G. R were arrested on December 7. During the search, the evidence, namely the jewelry and cash was found in M. M.’s house.
The mayor’s spouse, who owns the house, will reportedly act as the aggrieved person.
Sarvar Makhametov has served as the district mayor since in October of this year. In 2010–2016, he worked as the mayor of Bektemir district, and in 2016–2018 - the mayor of Yakkasaray district.
