Speaking about economic crimes, Karimov said that the theft of state crops had to be prevented by warning the public of the consequences. In other words, I put forward the idea of taking a different look at economic crimes, that is, what sort of punishment a responsible person who undoes economic damage he has inflicted should receive. But if one does commit this sort of crime, one should first repent and restore the damage caused before being punished for it. Fatkhulla Abdullayev, head of the Central Asian state's post and telecommunications agency, told Reuters the government would accept bids until July 9. He said the tender would be held by the autumn.
Construction work is due to start by the year-end.
Abdullayev said 25 foreign companies had already bought the necessary documents with conditions of the tender. The government has invited 47 firms to bid, he said. Construction work, which would include installing digital communications systems and laying out optical fibre lines, is being financed by a soft loan from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Abdullayev said. Top Uzbekistan jails 73 for aiding Islamic extremists Reuters June 12 zbek courts have jailed 73 people for up to 18 years for aiding Islamic extremists who raided the Central Asian state's south last year, a judicial official said on Tuesday. They were charged with terrorism, being accomplices to murder and infringement of the constitutional order, said a court official who declined to be identified.