Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Two convicts escaped from colony-settlement No. 30 in Jizzakh region. This is reported by the Department for the Execution of Punishment under the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

On 4 January, one of the convicts was placed in the therapeutic department of the Zafarabad district medical association.

At 22:30, he left the medical facility without permission, hiding in an unknown direction.

On 4 January, another prisoner escaped. During the round at 23:15, the convict was not found.

A search is underway for the fugitives.