A group of law enforcement officers in Kashkadarya received prison sentences

Askar Yakubov · 21:50, 21.09.2020 · Updated 16:35 · 447 views

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) -- As previously reported, on 23 January 2020, a 32-year-old man suspected of theft in Chirakchi district of Kashkadarya region died as a result of torture in the building of the Internal Affairs Directorate.

This situation, which caused a lot of discussion on social networks, is under the control of the Committee of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Defense and Security.

Today, on 21 September, in the building of the Kashkadarya Regional Criminal Court, the final stage of the trial in this case was completed and the verdict was announced.

Thus, according to the verdict of the Judicial Collegium for Criminal Cases of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan from 21 September 2020, the defendant N. Ovlaev was sentenced to 9 years, A. Jankabilov - to 8 years and 6 months, Sh. Rakhmonov - to 6 years, A. Tojinorov - to 5 years and 6 months of imprisonment, B. Gairatov - to 4 years of restriction of freedom.

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