During its ninth plenary session, the Senate of Uzbekistan reviewed and approved the Law “On Amendments and Additions to the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Connection with Further Liberalization of Criminal Liability in Relation to Minors,” according to a press release from the Senate.
The Law introduces amendments and additions to several articles of the Criminal Code.
Specifically, it stipulates that an individual who has served a sentence for a crime that is not particularly serious, committed before the age of eighteen, is considered to have no criminal record.
The Law also reduces the minimum term of restriction of liberty and imprisonment for minors from six months to one month.
According to senators, this Law promotes the further liberalization of criminal liability for minors and creates conditions for individuals who have served sentences for crimes committed before the age of eighteen to continue their lives without the stigma of a criminal record.
Senate data indicates that 1,911 minors were prosecuted and convicted in the country in 2023, and 2,214 in 2024. Last year, 1,238 crimes not posing a significant public threat and 855 moderately serious crimes were committed.