Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Prosecutors in Uzbekistan restored the violated rights of 55,898 people in the first nine months of 2026, applying 1,508 prosecutorial oversight measures.
The results of work on complaints from individuals and legal entities were presented on 27 October by Muradiljon Muminov, deputy head of the General Prosecutor’s Office department for handling appeals, at a briefing at the Media Content Production Centre.
Following inspections of compliance with the Law “On Appeals of Individuals and Legal Entities,” prosecutors submitted 116 formal representations to ministries and agencies and lodged 434 protests against unlawful documents. A total of 321 people were held disciplinarily, administratively or financially liable, while 222 officials received formal warnings.
Prosecutors filed 177 lawsuits seeking to recover 25.6 billion soums in damages. A further 7.9 billion soums was compensated voluntarily.
From January to September, the prosecution authorities received 299,649 appeals. Of these, 178,493, or 59.5%, were reviewed directly by prosecutors. A total of 50,087 appeals were upheld, while legal explanations were provided in 126,058 cases.
The Virtual and People’s Reception Offices of the President received 142,884 appeals. Prosecutors directly reviewed 119,690 of them, or 83.7%. Of these, 30,326 appeals (25.3%) were upheld, while 84,652 (70.7%) received explanations.
During the nine-month period, prosecutors received 220,240 people, including 60,371 at outreach and mass reception events.
Staff of the General Prosecutor’s Office received 29,094 people. The Prosecutor General and his deputies personally met with 182 citizens and representatives of legal entities.
Outreach receptions were held in 5,038 mahallas facing relatively difficult socioeconomic conditions. A total of 28,156 people attended, and 13,548 appeals, or 48.1%, were resolved on the spot.
The largest category of complaints concerned pre-investigation checks, inquiry proceedings and investigations within the Interior Ministry system, with 45,313 appeals.
Socioeconomic issues ranked second, accounting for 39,042 appeals. These included requests for financial assistance, benefits and child allowances, healthcare, bank loans and other matters.
The third-largest category involved the enforcement of court rulings and decisions by other authorities, including alimony collection and the actions of staff from the Bureau of Compulsory Enforcement. This category accounted for 21,257 appeals.
Compared with the same period last year, the number of appeals concerning pre-investigation checks, inquiries and investigations increased by 3,316. Complaints about decisions in civil cases rose by 2,199, while complaints about unlawful actions by staff at penal institutions increased by 1,144.
Prosecutors received 3,636 repeat appeals. The most common concerned enforcement of court decisions, including alimony collection (651), investigations within the Interior Ministry system (549), and socioeconomic issues (474).
Following an instruction issued by the president at a videoconference meeting on 13 March 2026, an exemplary system for handling citizens’ appeals is being established in Karshi.
An action plan has been developed, and local councils have approved similar measures in other districts and cities across Kashkadarya Region.
From 16 March to 18 May, one district or city in each region was selected to address specific problems raised in citizens’ appeals. The selected locations were Karshi, Termez, Bukhara, Nukus, Namangan, Gallyaaral, Andijan, Gulistan, Yangiyul, Kuva, Urgench, Samarkand, Chilanzar District and Karmana.
A total of 1,380 prosecutorial oversight measures were applied in response to violations identified during this work.
Prosecutors submitted 421 formal representations to organisations. A total of 436 responsible employees were held disciplinarily liable and 512 were held administratively liable.
