Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- At the 32nd plenary session of the Senate, held on 13 September this year, the Law "On Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan" was considered.

In order to ensure the rule of law in our country, a set of legal and organizational measures aimed at realizing the constitutional rights of citizens has been implemented.

However, the definition of the framework for further regulation of legislative and by-laws requires a clear definition in the legal norms of the responsibility of individuals and legal entities, as well as issues related to the powers of economic management bodies.

In connection with this Law, appropriate changes are made to the Criminal Code, the Code of Administrative Liability and the Law “On Compulsory Insurance of the Carrier’s Civil Liability”.

It is no secret that in recent years, with the help of electronic means of payment or remote service systems, many crimes have been committed related to the theft of other people’s property, fraud, and theft.

In just 7 months of 2022, 1,812 criminal cases were initiated on the fact of fraud and theft of funds from bank plastic cards.

Today this offense is classified under articles 168, 169 of the Criminal Code, named as fraud, theft. However, it becomes clear that the punishment envisages by these articles is not enough for the perpetrators to sincerely repent of their deeds, return to the right path, embark on the path of correcting their behavior, in other words, the punishment is mild.

Therefore, this Law strengthens the punishment for such crimes, that is, now for fraud committed with illegal penetration into information systems and with their use, a fine is paid in the amount of 300 to 400 times the base estimated value. Now this size is from 100 to 300 times the base estimated value.

Or, according to the current norm, for this crime, from 3 to 5 years of imprisonment is provided, now this period is clearly established - from 5 to 8 years.

Moreover, there are gaps in the current legislation in establishing responsibility for such behavior as a disrespectful attitude towards the national and universal values inherent in our people, shrines, as well as monuments dedicated to important historical events in the life of our country, established in order to perpetuate the memory of outstanding statesmen. and public figures, national heroes.

In this regard, a new rule is being introduced into the Code of Administrative Liability, providing for liability for disrespectful attitude towards objects of material cultural heritage, that is, desecration or damage to them.

The concepts of the amount established for causing harm are also introduced, i.e. minor damage and minor damage, according to which minor damage is understood as an amount within the range of up to 30 basic calculated values, and minor damage is understood as an amount ranging from 30 to one hundred and 100 basic calculated values.

In the process of developing this Law, international experience, the legislation of the Commonwealth countries were studied and the norms corresponding to our national legislation were partially taken into account.

The adoption of the Law, firstly, will serve to prevent crimes related to theft and fraud, such as theft of electronic funds of individuals and legal entities, as well as theft of funds from accounts or plastic cards of citizens, and secondly, to the worthy preservation of national and universal values, shrines, to prevent disrespect or abuse of monuments that are dedicated to important historical events related to the life of our country, established in order to perpetuate the memory of prominent statesmen and public figures, national heroes.

The law was approved by the senators.