The key facts

  • 57,376 people were convicted over nine months, including 18,026 sentenced to imprisonment
  • 385 people were acquitted and rehabilitated, including 161 victims of repression
  • The largest number of cases was considered in Tashkent and the Fergana, Tashkent, Samarkand, and Andijan regions

Courts report for nine months

The Supreme Court of Uzbekistan released statistics on the consideration of criminal cases over the first nine months of the current year. During this period, courts considered 64,902 criminal cases involving 78,739 people. 57,376 people were convicted: 18,026 were sentenced to imprisonment, 38,737 to other types of punishment, and another 613 conditionally. 385 people were acquitted and rehabilitated, including 161 victims of repression.

Who was convicted and under which articles

Among those convicted were 50,435 men and 6,941 women; 21,670 people were young people, including 2,097 minors, and another 2,052 convicted persons were over 60 years old. The bulk of cases consisted of crimes related to fraud, theft, violations of traffic safety rules, illegal actions with narcotic substances (both without intent to sell and with intent to sell), infliction of bodily injury, embezzlement through misappropriation or squandering, hooliganism, and document forgery. The largest number of cases was considered in Tashkent, as well as in the Fergana, Tashkent, Samarkand, and Andijan regions.

Releases and review of decisions

6,377 people were released from custody directly in the courtroom due to the imposition of punishments not involving imprisonment. With respect to 13,938 people, charges under individual articles were excluded or reclassified as unreasonably brought by preliminary investigation bodies. Another 47 persons, including young people and women, were given punishments not involving imprisonment based on guarantee letters. As a result of reconciliation, 18,844 people were released from criminal liability; 26,794 convicted persons were released on parole, and for 8,761 the punishment was replaced with a milder one. To address the causes of crimes, courts issued 34,325 private rulings.

Higher instances

On appeal, 6,509 cases involving 8,659 people were considered: first-instance decisions were overturned with respect to 314 people and amended with respect to 1,830. On cassation, 4,504 cases were considered (5,060 people); decisions were overturned with respect to 354 and amended with respect to 1,188. On supervisory review, 3,931 cases were considered (4,576 people): overturns affected 114 people and amendments 492. The Criminal Cases Collegium of the Supreme Court considered 567 cases on supervisory review involving 646 people, overturning decisions with respect to 95 and amending them with respect to 188.