Since the details of the colossal fraud related to labor migration began to be officially revealed, appeals to Kun.uz began to come from compatriots who have burned their money.
One of the petitioners is the philanthropist Otabek Sharipov. Despite his disability, he entrusted everything to an accomplice, a link in the fraud scheme. They told him: “Your son will go to Korea in a month.” Years later, the accomplice was arrested.
Some time ago, the Department under the General Prosecutor’s Office uncovered a large corruption scheme related to sending work to Korea we reported.
– Introduce yourself.
– I live in Khatirchi district, Sharipov Otabek, Navoi region. I am disabled. I have one son and two daughters. Something called jyeton was distributed to the Korean state. My son worked in Tashkent.
– When did this happen?
– in 2024. Then my son also got this jyeton. While paying $24. After receiving the token, we asked if there was someone to guide us. People recommended Norkhanov Bakhtiyar who lives in our neighborhood.
– People? Who are they, acquaintances?
– Yes, my friends recommended it. We talked. He said come to Tashkent. Norkhanov Bakhtiyar himself lived in Tashkent. We met. Aka said, if you pay the expenses, I will teach you how to do it. He said it costs 10,000 to 15,000. I had sold part of my house. I got rid of my money and exchanged it for dollars so that if one of my sons goes to work in Korea, we will have a good day. “With luck, your son will enter Korea within three months,” he said. In the first exam, my son was replaced by a designated boy. Entered and took out 86 points. He said to my son, “You will enter the second one yourself.” We gave the money. We received “Zagranpasport”.
Then my son went to study Korean for a week, we paid 700 dollars. He went to a place called “Choson” where he taught the language. He is under the “Choson” migration organization. This Bakhtiyar gave us advice.
– Did they take 700 dollars a week from you?
– Yes.
– Did he give any receipt?
– 2025 has also arrived. There were three or four choices, but my son did not go. One day Bakhtiyar told me “I have great news” and asked for 4500 US dollars to get a visa for my son from Korea. I managed to collect 36 million soums. I gave He said that your son will earn $1,500 after going to Korea. Then he took another 1300 dollars from my son saying that I have expenses. The total was $15,000. He said that your son will enter Korea in a month. 2026 is here. I began to worry that my son was dying.
Meanwhile, the fight against corruption began. It seems that Norkhanov Bakhtiyar was arrested and imprisoned for fraud.
– Haven’t you thought that you can go to that Korea without paying?
– I didn’t even think about it. We did not know the way. We didn’t know where they were going to apply. We only believed what they said that they would let us in for three months, four months, five months, or even a year if it costs that much.
