In Kokand, a man received 10 days of arrest for obscene words caught on video

What happened

In Kokand, Fergana region a court imposed an administrative penalty on a man in the form of 10 days of arrest for violating rules of conduct in a public place, Zamon.uz reports. A woman involved in the incident was fined. According to the outlet, the behavior of the man and the woman at a bus stop on Turkeston street drew the attention of a prevention inspector, who explained to them the need to follow the rules in public places and then called a taxi and sent them off.

The video and its spread

After the man got into the car, he used obscene words. His conversation with a foreign citizen was recorded on video and spread on social media, sparking discussions. According to an officer of the Tourism Security Department, an examination of the circumstances established that the video was spread by a foreign citizen who had come to Kokand for travel purposes and had not previously known the man.

Explanations and the court's decision

In his explanations, the man stated that he caught his foot in the car door while closing it and, due to the pain, involuntarily used inappropriate words. The collected documents were sent to the Kokand city criminal court. At the court hearing, the explanations of both parties were heard: the woman was fined, and the man was sentenced to 10 days of administrative arrest.

Context

The incident shows how a random scene filmed by a tourist and posted on social media can end in an administrative case: the court issued its ruling on the basis of the collected documents and the parties' explanations. In practical terms, this confirms that obscene language in a public place in Uzbekistan entails administrative liability — in this case, 10 days of arrest, and a fine for the woman involved. The outlets do not specify the amount of the fine or the article under which the penalty was imposed.