Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan plans to increase the number of bodies responsible for crime prevention from 14 to 21 and establish a unified platform for crime-related data.
Representatives of the Prosecutor General’s Office and other government agencies outlined the proposals in an interview with Uzbekistan 24 television.
The changes are envisaged in a revised draft law on the prevention of offences. During a presentation of the document on 4 November, the president instructed officials to refine its provisions.
First Deputy Prosecutor General Bakhriddin Valiev said the draft law defines the rights and responsibilities of each agency involved in crime prevention.
He said their activities had previously been based largely on their own decisions and declarations, while the revised version would establish their powers and responsibilities in legislation.
The proposed list of additional crime prevention bodies includes the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Ministry of Digital Technologies, the Agency for Social Protection, the Committee for Family and Women, the Association of Mahallas, the Central Bank, as well as compliance and anti-corruption control units.
The Prosecutor General’s Office has been tasked with developing a mechanism to oversee the activities of these agencies and organisations. A unified crime-related data platform is also planned to bring together the information resources of government bodies. This will involve standardising indicators and digitalisation parameters and integrating existing systems.
Valiev said a commission headed by the prosecutor general would be established to carry out these tasks, and a roadmap would be prepared. The Prosecutor General’s Office will monitor implementation, taking into account established deadlines and geographical areas.
Ulugbek Shermatov, chairman of a committee of the Legislative Chamber, said the draft law introduces specific types of preventive measures. These include efforts to combat drug distribution, work with people prone to alcohol consumption, cybercrime prevention and measures to prevent the activities of organised criminal groups.
The draft also expands the list of preventive measures and the categories of citizens who may be placed under preventive supervision.
Sharof Urolov, head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ Crime Prevention Service, said the proposed rules would allow people who have served sentences for intentional crimes, as well as citizens who have committed administrative offences in nine categories, to be placed under preventive supervision.
The document also предусматривает the establishment of seven social prevention bodies operating under the supervision of prevention inspectors.
The proposed bodies would include heads and designated staff members of educational institutions.
