Owner of Sirojiddin Media YouTube channel Sirojiddin Odilov is suspected of fraud and bribery, the press service of the Samarkand province police department said.
Reportedly, a resident of Past Dargam district, R.Kh., 64, called police to complain about Sirojiddin Odilov. According to him in August 2024, he appealed to Sirojiddin Odilov, a resident of Tashkent city, to help resolve a financial issue between him and another person. Although the blogger is not an authorized person, he received a certain amount of money from the victim in exchange for resolving his case in his favor and has not fulfilled his promise in time, and has reportedly not returned the money.
A criminal case has been opened against Sirojiddin Odilov under the Fraud and the Bribery charges of the Criminal Code. He has been taken into custody as a precautionary measure, with an investigation underway.
