The key facts

  • Two suspects, born in 1998 and 2003, previously convicted of theft, detained in Tashkent
  • Correspondence with the customer included an instruction to deliver the victim

What happened

Two people suspected of attempting to abduct a citizen as reported in the ministry's statement.

What the investigation established

During the pre-investigation inquiry, it was established that the detainees were born in 1998 and 2003 in Tashkent and had previously been convicted under Article 169 of the Criminal Code (theft). During an inspection of the vehicle they had used, a sharp axe was found in the trunk and was formally documented.

An order via Telegram and plans concerning a second victim

While checking the suspects' phones, the Ministry of Internal Affairs found correspondence with a customer on Telegram: they were instructed to deliver the first citizen to a specified address according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, they waited for the second citizen for about four hours near his workplace and, upon learning that he had left on a business trip, postponed the plan to the next day.

Legal assessment and the Ministry's appeal

A criminal case has been opened under subparagraphs