Entrepreneur Marat Khamdamov, who is associated with construction company Imarat Development, has been detained as part of a criminal investigation. Gazeta.uz reported this, citing the Tashkent city Department of Internal Affairs.
According to law enforcement authorities, two people — M.Kh. and Zh.A. — were detained as part of the investigation under Article 227 of the Criminal Procedure Code. Khamdamov has been involved in the case as a suspect.
Article 227 of the Criminal Procedure Code provides for detention by order of an inquiry officer, investigator or prosecutor. A detainee must be immediately taken to the nearest internal affairs department or another law enforcement agency.
The identity of the second detainee, identified only by the initials Zh.A., has not been disclosed. The Tashkent police department has also not specified whether charges have been brought against the detainees or what preventive measures may be imposed.
Criminal investigation
On November 1, the Tashkent city Department of Internal Affairs announced that it had opened an investigation into developer Imarat Development. According to law enforcement officials, a group of citizens had “expressed distrust” in the developer’s activities and called for legal action to be taken against its management.
Imarat Development selected a site in the Kuyichirchik district of Tashkent region for the construction of an apartment complex, although customers had been promised housing in Tashkent. Some buyers objected to the location of the project and demanded refunds but did not receive their money.
The Tashkent police investigation department opened a criminal case under Article 168 (fraud) and Article 192−11 (abuse of authority by officials of non-governmental organisations).
The investigation is being monitored by the leadership of the Tashkent city Department of Internal Affairs and the prosecutor’s office, the statement said. A decision will be made in accordance with the law once the investigation is complete.
Controversies
Earlier, Kun.uz reported complaints from buyers of apartments in projects under the Imarat Development brand about construction delays and difficulties obtaining refunds. Customers said they had not yet received apartments promised in 2025 in several residential complexes.
Amid the complaints, the developer’s co-founder Marat Khamdamov said in a video address that he was involved in a conflict with the company’s other founders and had received threats against himself and his family. According to the businessman, his partners had sidelined him from construction projects, including Sergeli City and Bristol City, and prevented him from visiting the company’s office and construction sites.
“I firmly told them that I would not give the company to anyone, would not leave the list of founders and, most importantly, would fulfil all my obligations to our customers and complete the construction of their homes,” Khamdamov said.
He also said the company had been renamed Imtiyoz without his consent. In addition, according to the businessman, the developer’s financial director, Jasur Azizov, had planned to compensate for several million dollars in losses using a bank loan.
Olim Mamatov, who introduced himself as the director of Imarat Development, said that construction and finishing work was continuing in some blocks. A company representative promised to hand over 16 of the 61 planned blocks of the Sergeli City complex to buyers by January 2027.
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