A school principal in Samarkand has been detained after allegedly taking $400 from a citizen in exchange for a teaching job, the department under the Prosecutor General’s Office said.
During an operation, the principal of a general secondary school, identified as N.A., was caught taking the money from a man identified as Q.M., the department said.
A criminal case has been opened under Article 210 (Bribe-taking) of the Criminal Code, with investigation ongoing.
The case follows other recent bribery cases involving school principals.
In October, a principal in Kashkadarya was caught taking $600 from a man in exchange for hiring him as an English teacher.
In Andijan, a principal who took a 4.5 million soum bribe to move a security guard onto a full-time post was sentenced to five years in prison. The principal told the court the money was a sponsorship donation to the school. The court suspended the sentence and set a two-year probation period.
In Kumkurgan district, Surkhandarya province, a principal who took a 4.5 million soum bribe in exchange for hiring a mathematics teacher was sentenced to two years in prison.
