Aziz Toshtemirov, a figure in the so-called "Korea Gate who has been placed on an international wanted list, has made another serious allegation against Behzod Musaev, chief of the Migration Agency.
According to Toshtemirov, the newly built Consti Hotel in Tashkent's Yakkasaroy district — which opened last year — is owned by members of Musaev's family.
"Isn't at least $4-5 million of that $90 million sitting right here? In the very heart of Tashkent, right behind the Hotel Russia, there's a brand-new hotel called Consti Hotel. Its market value today is at least $3-4 million. Its owners are the wife, son and daughter of Migration Agency director Behzod Anvarovich Musaev," Toshtemirov wrote on the Telegram channel "Korea 24."
According to Uzbekistan's Unified State Register of Enterprises and Organizations, the Consti Hotel family business was registered on February 12, 2025, with a charter capital of 5 million som and a declared line of business in hotels and similar accommodation.
The company's founders are Munisakhon Karimova, Musaev's daughter, with a 50 percent stake, and Abdulbositkhon Musaev, his son, with the remaining 50 percent. Dildora Musaeva is the company's director.
Musaev himself has not yet responded publicly to Toshtemirov's allegations. The Migration Agency's press office said that the claims are not directly related to the agency's work.
Musaev had served as Minister of Poverty Reduction and Employment from December 2022 to September 2024. That September, he was named head of the Agency for External Labor Migration, which operated under the ministry. The following month, that agency was dissolved and replaced by the Migration Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers, with Musaev moving over to lead the newly created body.
Under Uzbekistan's Combating Conflict of Interest law and the State Civil Service law, there is no outright ban on a civil servant's spouse, children or other close relatives owning substantial property — homes, commercial real estate, vehicles — even if it is acquired while the official is in office. But several legal safeguards apply. Civil servants must declare not only their own income and assets but also those of their spouse and minor children. Any major property registered to a spouse or child during an official's tenure must be traceable to a legitimate source of funds — business income, inheritance or declared earnings. A stark, unexplained gap between an official's declared income and the value of property acquired by family members is treated as a red flag for corruption and can trigger financial or criminal investigations. It is also strictly prohibited for an official to use their position to benefit family members' assets — for instance, by steering government procurement or tenders in their favor, or granting them preferential terms or subsidies.
Toshtemirov had previously published material saying he had begun releasing compromising material on both former and current Migration Agency leadership, including allegations of demands for valuable gifts, exam-rigging, fraud and attempted embezzlement of state funds, backed by correspondence, audio recordings and official documents and letters. The Migration Agency, in turn, has pushed back on the allegations, saying that during Toshtemirov's own tenure at the agency, he purchased seven properties worth a combined $1.5 million registered in relatives' names — and questioning, as a civil servant, where the money came from.
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