About half a billion soums worth of damage was caused to archaeological monuments in Tashkent region

It was found that 16 hectares of the archaeological monument "Shahrukhiya Shahriston" located in the "Hasildar" neighborhood of the Akkurgan district of the Tashkent region was leased to a private enterprise for a long period of time, contrary to the requirements of the law. This was reported by the press service of the General Prosecutor's Office.

It is noted that arbitrary excavations were carried out in the territory of this monument, and 315 million soums were damaged to the historical object.

Also, due to the fact that the officials of the construction and cadastral department in Akkorgon district allowed the construction of a water facility illegally on the 0.4-hectare area of the archaeological monument "Kiyritepa" located in the "Hamid Olimjon" neighborhood, 180 million so 'm damaged.

According to the results of the investigation, a criminal case has been initiated against the relevant officials and others, and investigation is underway.

Cases of damage to cultural heritage objects
In the middle of March, a businessman who caused a cultural heritage object to become a ruin in the city of Samarkand was deprived of his freedom. About the fact that the "Ghoziyon" madrasa, which is a cultural heritage object in Bukhara, has become abandoned, the illegal import and export of more than 6,000 cultural assets in Uzbekistan has been stopped, and entrepreneurs who damaged cultural heritage objects have been arrested in Tashkent region. reported.