The key facts

  • The Antimonopoly Committee identified 771 documents classified without grounds and sent 53 submissions to the khokimiyats
  • Three heads were dismissed, and 96 officials were formally warned of disciplinary liability
  • In the first nine months of 2026, khokimiyats classified 29% of the documents they received — 15% less than a year earlier

What the audit revealed

The Antimonopoly Committee of Uzbekistan reported on measures taken in response to cases of unjustified classification of local authorities' decisions. The agency monitored documents adopted in the electronic decision-making system with the status 'hidden' and found that 771 documents had been classified without grounds. To have them disclosed, 53 submissions were sent to the khokimiyats, after which the documents were declassified. This was reported by Kun.uz citing the agency's response to a request about cases of khokimiyat decisions being concealed.

Who was held accountable

Based on the submissions, internal investigations were conducted regarding responsible officials and khokims. In addition to dismissals and measures of public influence, 96 officials were formally warned that they would face disciplinary liability. The report about the three dismissed heads was also published on the Telegram channel referenced by the publication.

The scale of classification

According to the agency, over the first nine months of 2026, local khokimiyats adopted 128,174 documents. Of these, 90,859 — 71% — were disclosed. The remaining 37,315 documents, or 29%, were adopted with the status 'hidden' or marked 'For official use only'. The volume of closed documents nevertheless decreased by 15% compared with the same period last year — meaning the disclosure of decisions remains incomplete, but the trend, according to the committee, is moving toward openness.